by Admin
Aug 16, 2024
The United States, Egypt, and Qatar have jointly released a statement after over 48 hours of meeting for a ceasefire and hostage negotiations at the Doha summit.
The statement which was released today, states that progress has been made and the path is set for regional de-escalation. The summit began on Wednesday with the aim of bridging the negotiation difference between the two warring parties of Hamas and Israel.
The statement includes :
- “Over the past 48 hours in Doha, senior officials from our governments engaged in intensive mediation efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza and secure the release of hostages and detainees. These discussions were serious, constructive, and took place in a positive atmosphere.
- Earlier today in Doha, the United States, with the backing of Qatar and Egypt, presented both parties with a proposal designed to reduce the negotiation gaps. This proposal aligns with the principles outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2735.
- The proposal builds on the progress made over the past week, addressing the remaining gaps to enable the swift implementation of the agreement.
- Technical teams will continue working in the coming days to finalize the details of the agreement’s implementation. This includes arrangements for comprehensive humanitarian measures as well as matters related to the hostages and detainees.”
Further meetings between the senior officials of the United States of America, Egypt, and Qatar are scheduled to be held by the end of next week in Cairo, the capital of Egypt with the goal of achieving a set agreement on the scheduled day.
While the leaders of these three countries have all jointly agreed that there is no more time to waste in a war that started on Oct.7 and has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, it was said that “There is no more time to waste, and no further delays can be justified by any party. It is time to release the hostages and detainees, initiate the ceasefire, and implement this agreement.”
Hamas released a statement on Tuesday morning that it won’t be participating in the cease-fire meeting at the Doha Summit in an interview held with Ahmad Abdul Hadi, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon.
“Netanyahu is not interested in reaching an agreement that ends the aggression completely,” Mr. Abdul Hadi said. “But rather he is deceiving and evading and wants to prolong the war, and even expand it at the regional level.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s representatives were also absent from the Doha Summit, which was contrary to what he said a few weeks ago that he would be sending delegates to the summit. It was later disclosed by the New York Times that the Israeli prime minister made demands that were “unreasonable and Provocative” to the Hamas leader.
An allegation that the Israeli government has denied.
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, met with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Tuesday with the Russian president soliciting his support for the Palestinian people.