Truce talks to resume next week, say Palestinians

Members of the Palestinian delegation to the Cairo truce talks estimate that indirect negotiations will be renewed next week, following intense Egyptian efforts to get the sides back to the table.

Truce talks broke down Tuesday after a six-day temporary ceasefire, following rocket attacks into Israel.

Qais Abdul Karim, a member of the delegation and a leader of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, says that Israel may have walked out of the talks, but it didn’t mean the end of the dialogue, according to Israel Radio.

Karim says the Egyptian initiative is still on the table and is the only proposal being considered.

Another member, not named by Israel Radio, says Israel sabotaged the talks “for the sake of 100 words [in the proposed agreement].”