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Saudi report: ‘Still no breakthrough’ in talks for hostage deal, ceasefire
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People walk by photographs of those still held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at 'Hostages Square' in Tel Aviv. March 14, 2024 (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
The Saudi television network Al-Arabiya, cited by the Ynet news site, reports that there is “still no breakthrough in the negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.”
The report cites unnamed Egyptian officials who say there are “obstacles” preventing an agreement.
“Hamas did not say how many hostages are still alive, and Israel will not agree to allow all the displaced Palestinians in the south of the Strip to return freely to the north,” an anonymous official tells the outlet.
After a war cabinet meeting yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the latest counterproposal put forward by Hamas, saying the terror group’s demands “are still absurd,” but said talks would continue.
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