Tel Aviv/ Gaza: Israel and Hamas have signaled that they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce that began in January.
Hamas said there were “positive indicators” for the start of the ceasefire’s second-phase talks but did not elaborate.
Israel also said it was preparing for talks. “Israel has accepted the invitation of the mediators backed by the US, and will send a delegation to Doha on Monday in an effort to advance the negotiations,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
This comes as a delegation from Hamas is engaging in ceasefire talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators who have been helping facilitate the talks along with officials from Qatar, aiming to proceed to the next stage of the deal, which could open the way to ending the war.
