Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated on Thursday that the team tasked with negotiating a new ceasefire agreement with Hamas is leaving for Cairo tonight. The office’s statement also revealed that a delegation engaged in the talks with Qatari mediators returned from Doha earlier in the day. It added that Netanyahu had meetings with both teams. The news came after Hamas claimed that the mediators did not provide any recent updates on the negotiations and blamed that on Israel.
Gallant talks to US envoy on ‘critical munition’ deliveries
The office of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday that he had a meeting with the White House Mideast envoy Brett McGurk in Tel Aviv where both talked about the ongoing ceasefire negotiations and military cooperation from the US. In a statement, the Israeli office noted that the discussion on the ceasefire talks was mainly focused on the security measures that Israel needs to implement to avoid weapons arriving illegally in Gaza which could be used to reinforce Hamas operations in the area. Furthermore, McGurk provided Gallant with updates regarding “the delivery of critical munitions, some of which will be sent to Israel in the coming days.”