Israel speaks Hamas via deadly while Trump’s envoy resort to Ukraine

Israel’s negotiations were Hamas to extend the ceasefire in Gaza in forgetting on Thursday, as the Trump administration turned its attention to Speaking with Russian officials in Moscow On the Ukrainian war.

It was expected that Steve Whittkov, Mr. Trump’s envoy in the Middle East, would leave the last round of Gaza talks in the Emirate of Qatar in the Gulf of Qatar on Thursday. Mr. Trump has effectively accused Mr. Wittouf of working to resolve two of the most famous conflicts in the world – wars in Gaza and Ukraine.

The last round of indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in the Qatari capital of Doha this week bear little of the firm differences about the following steps of the deal, according to an Israeli official who is aware of the talks, which spoke on the condition of his identity because they were not allowed to speak publicly.

In mid -January, the two sides agreed on a multilateral truce that will eventually end Israel’s military campaign against Hamas in Gaza and liberate the Israeli and foreign hostages kept by the Palestinian militants there. The ceasefire began with a six -week hiatus in the fighting, with Hamas issued more than 30 hostages in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

During the initial stage of the armistice, Israel and Hamas were supposed to negotiate a second stage that depicted the end of the war, the full withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Gaza, and the launch of all the hostile hostages in the region.

But the two sides remain out of how to move forward. Israel still pledges to destroy Hamas as it insists on removing weapons in Gaza. Hamas has greatly refused to dissolve its armed battalions or send Gaza leaders.

The first stage, which lasted 42 days in early March, has passed without an agreement in the second stage, but the fragile armistice has survived until now without it.

Critics in Israel accused Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister, of withdrawing his feet on an agreement for fear that he would reduce his grip on power. His extreme right -wing alliance in the ruling coalition is pressing the war against Hamas, despite the fears of the families of the remaining hostages whose loved ones will not survive.

There are still up to 24 living hostages in Gaza, along with the remains of more than 30 others, they were walking, according to the Israeli government. Hamas acquired about 250 people in the October 7, 2023 attack, which killed about 1,200 people in Israel and ignited the destroyed war for 15 months in Gaza.

Earlier this month, Israel has imposed harsh restrictions on the humanitarian aid entering Gaza, with the exception of the entry of food and other goods that are needed. The Israeli authorities later cut off the electricity to the wastewater treatment center in Gaza.

This prompted fears of an expired humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Warbing deprivation has been somewhat eased since the ceasefire and aid trucks began to enter freely.

Qatar, which was poisoning the armistice alongside Egypt and the United States, criticize The Israeli decision to close the crossings to help violate the ceasefire agreement.