Qatar says Hamas ‘received proposal positively’, while Unicef says 17,000 Gaza children left unaccompanied

Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer towards a deal for a ceasefire and a release of some of the hostages still being held by the militant group in Gaza, while the UN children’s agency has warned that 17,000 children have been left without families or been separated from them by the conflict.

Qatar, which has been mediating between Israel and Hamas, indicated that the militant group had given its initial support for a deal after weeks of delicate and secretive negotiations.

However, while an aide to Hamas’s political leader said the group had received details of the proposed deal, it had yet to reply.

A Qatari official later clarified to Reuters that there was “no deal yet” and that although “Hamas has received the proposal positively”, Qatar was “waiting for their response”.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    10 months ago

    What does a serious negotiation look like though? I can’t see any path forward that makes anyone happy. Best we can hope for is a fragile peace that can, and will be, shattered at any moment.

    It’s in the best interest of the Arab world to keep Palestine under Israel’s thumb. It’s like abortion in America for Republicans, a fight they don’t want to win. Why would Arabs agree to anything that sucks fuel from the hate/terrorism machine?

    It’s in the West’s best interest to keep Israel independent of Arab influence. Alexander Haig said it better than I could:

    “Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk, does not carry even one American soldier, and is located in a critical region for American national security.”

    I’ve asked around on lemmy and the best answer I’ve heard is, “Two state solution!” I’m all about it. But it ain’t happening. Because of my two points above.

    It’s all so hopeless I could cry. What a clusterfuck. Guess it’s a temporary and fragile peace. Again.