Surprising involvement in meetings in Qatar on Tuesday: Alongside Mossad Director Barnea, CIA Director Barnes, and Qatari Prime Minister Abbas Kamal was also present at the discussions. Barnea's meeting with his three counterparts from Egypt, Qatar and the United States is a crucial meeting that could determine where the campaign will go in the short and long term.
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Kamal's presence at the meetings, which are intended to create the next outline for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, symbolizes the combined Egyptian-Qatari commitment in an attempt to bring about a new deal, as well as to ensure Hamas' cooperation.
The head of Egyptian intelligence is known for his ties with the Hamas leadership and, on the other hand, for cooperation with Israel, and has been working for the past month and a half to ensure the issue of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Abbas Kamal, head of Egyptian intelligence, photo: APS
Now, the fact that the four senior officials attended the meetings today regarding the future of the fighting in Gaza, as well as the fact that the head of Egyptian intelligence agreed to participate in them, despite the fact that they were held in Qatar, which has become the official leader of the negotiations between Israel and Egypt, may signal that progress towards the release of all prisoners, including male and female soldiers, is positive.
Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, photo: Reuters
However, while Israeli officials have repeatedly said that any proposal to end the fighting in the Gaza Strip will be rejected, representatives of Egypt and Qatar today raised the demand for a permanent ceasefire in which soldiers, soldiers and men will be released in exchange for the release of thousands of soldiers imprisoned in Israel, as well as a decision to demilitarize the Gaza Strip in return for Israel holding fire and also stopping assassinations against senior Hamas figures.
Netanyahu with Chief of Staff Halevi, in the cabinet, photo: Haim Tzach, GPO
Israel intends to first implement the ceasefire in the current format of releasing hostages every day in return for a prolonged daily lull in fighting and humanitarian aid, even if it continues beyond the additional two days allotted in advance. And only at the end of the outline dealing with the release of women and children to move on to the new outline dealing with the release of all prisoners in Gaza, including bodies held by Hamas, when the compensation demanded by Egypt and Qatar on behalf of Hamas is still unacceptable to the Israeli side.
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