Hamas will demand the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Saturday the resumption of indirect negotiations with Hamas in Qatar for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the attack by the Palestinian movement in Israel on October 7, 2023.
The minister informed the parents of hostage Liri Albag – a video released on Saturday by Hamas shows this young 19-year-old woman alive -, “ongoing efforts to free the hostages, including the Israeli delegation that left yesterday (Friday) for talks in Qatar”his office said in a statement. He added that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had given “precise directives for the continuation of negotiations”. “The Prime Minister promised (to the family, editor’s note) that Israel continued to act tirelessly for the return home of Liri and all the hostages, and that efforts continued, including at this time”underlined his office in a press release.
Hamas announced on Friday that negotiations were resuming in Doha with a view to obtaining a truce in the Gaza Strip, specifying that they would relate in particular to a “complete cessation of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
Canada
