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Hamas said a new round of indirect negotiations on a ceasefire in Gaza resumed in Doha, Qatar, on Friday (3), emphasizing the group’s seriousness in trying to reach an agreement as quickly as possible, it said. senior Hamas official Basem Naim.
A Palestinian girl carries bottles to collect water as she walks through houses that were destroyed in an Israeli attack, in the south of the Gaza Strip/Photo: 22/05/2024REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
The new negotiations will focus on agreeing a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces, he added.
Understand the conflict
Israel has carried out intense airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since 2023, after Hamas invaded the country and killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli counts. Furthermore, the radical group holds dozens of hostages.
Hamas does not recognize Israel as a state and claims Israeli territory for Palestine.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly promised to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities and recover people detained in Gaza.
In addition to the air offensive, the Israeli Army carries out land incursions into Palestinian territory. This caused much of Gaza’s population to be displaced.
The UN and several humanitarian institutions have warned of a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, with a lack of food, medicine and the spread of diseases.
The Israeli population is constantly protesting against Netanyahu, accusing the prime minister of failing to reach a ceasefire agreement so that the hostages can be released.
