United States envoy Steve Whittof to meet the Qatari Prime Minister in Spain on Gaza

US Special Envoy Steve Whittvo meets with the Qatari Prime Minister in Spain on Saturday to discuss a new proposal to finish The war in Gaza And the entry of aid to the region, said a Qatari official and a source familiar with the meeting of CBS News.

According to the sources, the main goal is to discuss to make a new Egyptian “my work” about the return of the hostages that Hamas maintains in Gaza.

Two Arab officials told the Associated Press that the new ceasefire framework would include the launch of all hostages – dead and live – simultaneously in return for the end of the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.

Of the 251 hostages were kidnapped by terrorists led by Hamas on October 7, 2023, there are still 20 of them alive in Gaza. The rest was issued or returned during previous temporary ceasefire deals.

A week ago, Wikov He visited the aid distribution site In the south of Gaza, which is run by the private sector by the United States and the Israeli Humanitarian Foundation, backed by Israeli. He also met with Israeli hostages families in Tel Aviv.

During this meeting, Witkoff presented other ways to free hostages and make Gaza safe, said hostages at the missing families forum.

“We will make your children at home and hold Hamas responsible for any bad works on their part. We will do what is appropriate for the people of Ghazan,” Witkev said at the meeting.

The meeting comes in Spain, where there is an increasing international condemnation of the Israeli decision B. The military seizure of Gaza CityWhile it seems that little has changed on the ground immediately.

Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu It announced that the Israeli security cabinet has approved a plan for the Israeli army to seize Gaza City.

In a statement, the Netanyahu office said that the Israeli Defense Forces will be submitted to take over Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside the combat areas.

According to the Israeli military chief of staff, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, that expanding operations would lead to danger to the remaining living hostages that Hamas maintains and increasing the Israeli army after nearly two years of regional wars.

On Saturday, a joint statement issued by nine countries, including Germany, Britain, France and Canada, said that they “strongly reject” Israel’s decision to the military operation on a large scale, saying it would worsen the “catastrophic humanitarian situation”, and are at risk of hostages to collective displacement. They said that any attempts to annex or settle in Gaza violate international law.

A separate statement of more than 20 countries, including the ceasefire intermediaries, Egypt and Qatar, along with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, described Israel’s decision as a “dangerous and unacceptable escalation.” Meanwhile, Russia said that Israel’s plan would exacerbate the “actually very dramatic situation” in Gaza.

The United Nations Security Council planned to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday. Germany has said that it will not allow any exports of military equipment to Israel that can be used in Gaza until further notice.

Meanwhile, some of the hostages families gathered to pressure the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid new fears of the hostages.

“The living will be killed and the fallen will be lost forever” if it is moved in the attack.

She called on the Israelis, including the strong labor union, to “help us save hostages, soldiers and the State of Israel” and it seems that it calls for a general strike: “closing the country.”

Nasser and AWDA hospitals said that the Israeli forces had killed at least 11 people for assistance in southern and central Gaza. Some were waiting for auxiliary trucks, while others were close to aid distribution points.

The Israeli army denied the fire and said it was not aware of the accidents. The army guarantees ways to lead to the distribution sites run by the US -backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which is supported by the United States, which did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

Two AP witnesses were told that the Israeli forces fired towards crowds close to the GHF distribution site on the Netzarim corridor, a military zone that drinks Gaza. One of the witnesses, Ramadan Jaber, said that snipers and tanks shot the relief seekers, forcing them to retreat.

The Israeli army said that at least 106 packages of aid were transported on Saturday, as Italy and Greece joined the country for the first time. Footage of the Ministry of Defense in Italy showed not only the packets held with umbrellas on Gaza, but the dry scene and destruction below.

Israel, without providing evidence, claims that Hamas systematically turned aid from the United Nations -led system, which is what it denies. This regime has called to allow more trucks waiting outside Gaza not only to the region, but safely to the destinations inside them for distribution.

More than 6,1300 Palestinians died in the war, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Hamas, which does not distinguish between fighters or civilians. The United Nations and independent experts consider it the most reliable source of war losses.

Margaret Brennan

He contributed to this report.