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| US, Qatar and Egypt call on Israel and Hamas to resume urgent ceasefire talks | |
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| Joint statement says framework agreement is ‘on the table’ and there are no excuses ‘from any party for further delay’ | |
| The leaders of the US, Egypt and Qatar have called on Israel and Hamas to resume urgent negotiations to finalise a ceasefire and hostage release deal, saying there were no excuses “from any party for further delay”. | |
| The three countries, which have been trying to mediate a deal, said in a joint statement the talks could take place in either Doha or Cairo on 15 August, adding that it was “time to bring immediate relief both to the longsuffering people of Gaza as well as the longsuffering hostages and their families”. | The three countries, which have been trying to mediate a deal, said in a joint statement the talks could take place in either Doha or Cairo on 15 August, adding that it was “time to bring immediate relief both to the longsuffering people of Gaza as well as the longsuffering hostages and their families”. |
| The leaders said a “framework agreement is now on the table with only the details of implementation left to conclude”, and offered to present “a final bridging proposal” resolving the remaining issues. Later on Monday, the United Arab Emirates backed the call and urged Israel and Hamas to accept the invitation. | |
| Moments after the release of the statement, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israeli negotiators would be there. The aim, he said, was “to finalise the details and implement the framework agreement”. Netanyahu’s administration has been accused of repeatedly sabotaging ceasefire talks. | |
| There was no immediate comment from Hamas. The announcement of the talks came after Hamas named Yahya Sinwar – the alleged mastermind of the 7 October attack – as its new leader, sparking fears that negotiations have become even more difficult. Sinwar was appointed after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last month. | There was no immediate comment from Hamas. The announcement of the talks came after Hamas named Yahya Sinwar – the alleged mastermind of the 7 October attack – as its new leader, sparking fears that negotiations have become even more difficult. Sinwar was appointed after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last month. |
| There was an increase in Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including strikes on a street in Bureij and Nuseirat camps as well as Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Younis, killing 60 people, medics said. | There was an increase in Israeli bombings on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including strikes on a street in Bureij and Nuseirat camps as well as Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Younis, killing 60 people, medics said. |
| At least 15 people were killed in strikes on two schools functioning as shelters for people displaced from their homes in Gaza City, health officials in the Hamas-run territory said. The Israeli army said Hamas militants were using the schools as bases. | At least 15 people were killed in strikes on two schools functioning as shelters for people displaced from their homes in Gaza City, health officials in the Hamas-run territory said. The Israeli army said Hamas militants were using the schools as bases. |
| The Israeli military also renewed evacuation orders to Palestinian residents in several districts in the east of Khan Younis, Gaza’s second-largest city, saying it would act forcefully against militants who had unleashed rockets from those areas. | |
| The army posted the evacuation order on X, and residents of the southern Gaza city said they had received text and audio messages. | The army posted the evacuation order on X, and residents of the southern Gaza city said they had received text and audio messages. |
| Residents said dozens of families had begun to leave their homes and head west towards al-Mawasi, a humanitarian-designated area but one that is overcrowded by displaced families from around the enclave. | Residents said dozens of families had begun to leave their homes and head west towards al-Mawasi, a humanitarian-designated area but one that is overcrowded by displaced families from around the enclave. |
| Although Israel has designated al-Mawasi as a humanitarian zone, it has continued to bomb targets there. Khan Younis suffered widespread destruction during air and ground operations earlier this year. | |
| Regional tensions have soared since Haniyeh was killed on 31 July, in an attack Tehran blames on Israel. Fears are high that a single attack by Israel or Iran and its Lebanon-based proxy, Hezbollah, could spark a regional war. | |
| A senior Lebanese official warned on Monday that the small country’s food supply would last four to five months under a conflict similar to the devastating 2006 war with Israel. | |
| Nasser Yassin, the minister overseeing contingency planning for a wider conflict, told Reuters that Lebanon would need $100m monthly for food, shelter, healthcare and other needs in a worst-case scenario. “A small fraction, even 10 to 15% of that, would be huge for the government. We will need donors to step up,” Yassin said. | |
| Nearly 100,000 Lebanese people, mainly from the south, have been displaced, as well as more than 60,000 Israelis, according to official figures in the two countries. | |
| “Humanitarian funding in many places has been reduced to a minimal level of just keeping heads above water. Some organisations are even slashing funding for critical lifesaving matters,” Yassin added. | |
| A senior US official said the joint statement on Gaza from US, Qatari and Egyptian leaders was not designed to influence Iran, but that any escalation would jeopardise hope of getting an Israel-Hamas deal done. | |
| The official said there was no expectation that the ceasefire agreement would be signed by next week given serious issues that include the sequencing of the exchanges between Hamas and Israel. Movement was needed on both sides of the table, the person said. | The official said there was no expectation that the ceasefire agreement would be signed by next week given serious issues that include the sequencing of the exchanges between Hamas and Israel. Movement was needed on both sides of the table, the person said. |
| A prospective cessation of hostilities has centred around a phased deal beginning with an initial truce. Recent discussions have focused on a framework outlined by the US president, Joe Biden, in late May, which he said had been proposed by Israel. | A prospective cessation of hostilities has centred around a phased deal beginning with an initial truce. Recent discussions have focused on a framework outlined by the US president, Joe Biden, in late May, which he said had been proposed by Israel. |