“Special Messenger of US President Steve Witcoff met in Spain with Ibitza with Catala’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Tani to discuss the plan of termination of the war in the Gaza Sector and the release of the rest of the hostages held by Hamas fighters.”, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Axios with reference to several sources acquaintances with the course of negotiation
Details: According to AXIOS, Vitcoff and Qatar Prime Minister discussed the prospect of a comprehensive agreement that would complete the war.
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Witcoff recently stated that Trump’s administration seeks a comprehensive agreement on the principle of “everything or nothing” that would complete the war, not “partial agreements.”
Israel’s Minister of Strategic Planning Ron Dermer during a session of the Security Cabinet on August 7 reported that in the coming weeks Washington would present the “End Game”) for war in gas. However, according to the Israeli official who is involved in the negotiations, this plan is likely not acceptable to Hamas, which will make it impossible.
“We have a war with Hamas, not from the United States. The gap between the positions of Israel and Hamas about the end of the war is huge, so talking about a comprehensive agreement at this stage is probably meaningless,” the official said.
A high -ranking Israeli official stated Axios that despite the decision of the Israeli Cabinet, which obliges the army of Defense of Israel (Tsakhal) to prepare for the full occupation settlement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaga left the opportunity to stop the offensive in the event of negotiations.
Prehistory:
- On the morning of August 8, the Israeli Military Cabinet approved the plan for taking control of the city of Gaza.
- The decision to expand hostilities has caused severe criticism in the country and abroad because of fears that this step would jeopardize the life of hostages and deepen the humanitarian crisis in gas.
- On August 8, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Italy and New Zealand made a joint statement that condemned the decisions of Israel.
- On August 9, about 20 Arab and Muslim countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, condemned Israel’s decision as “a flashy violation of international law and an attempt to consolidate illegal occupation against international law.”
- Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaga announced that he planned to seek the support of the government to implement the full annexation of the Gaza Sector, despite the opposition from the Israeli Defense Army (Tahal) and a number of influential officials.