Israel is focused on the so-called “Witkoff proposal” during ongoing talks in Qatar on the future of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
The outline — said to have been created in talks between Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and US special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff — envisions a roughly two-month extension of the ceasefire, during which Hamas would release about half of the living hostages up front, and the rest at the end along with an end to the war.
The Israeli negotiating team is scheduled to return home tonight, says the official, but could remain in Doha if there is a breakthrough.
“Witkoff landed last night,” says the official. “Let’s see if there are any developments, and we’ll see if there is a reason to stay there. If there is, they’ll stay.”
Hamas says Houthi threat to Israel shipping shows ‘commitment’ to Palestinian cause
Hamas praises Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels after they announced they would resume attacks on Israeli shipping, calling it a demonstration of “true commitment” to the Palestinian cause.
“It is a true commitment of support for our Palestinian people and their resistance, and it exerts real pressure to break the unjust siege on Gaza,” Hamas says in a statement, after the Houthis announced they would resume attacks following the expiration of their deadline for Israel to stop blocking aid deliveries into Gaza.
Israel aims for ‘normalization’ with Lebanon in new talks, senior Israeli official tells ToI
Israel’s aim in the new talks with Lebanon is “to reach normalization,” a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
Jerusalem and US President Donald Trump’s administration announced yesterday that Israel, Lebanon, France and the US would create working groups to discuss the Israel-Lebanon border, the presence of IDF troops in southern Lebanon, and Lebanese detainees held by Israel.
The two countries do not recognize each other.
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