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Thursday, January 9, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 9, 2025
US, Arab mediators make some progress in Gaza peace talks, but no deal yet, sources say
US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, but not enough to seal a deal, unnamed Palestinian sources close to the talks tell Reuters.
A Palestinian official close to the mediation effort says the absence of a deal so far does not mean the talks are going nowhere and that the current attempt is the most serious so far.
“There are extensive negotiations, mediators and negotiators are talking about every word and every detail. There is a breakthrough when it comes to narrowing old existing gaps but there is no deal yet,” he tells Reuters, without giving further details.
