Khushi Maheshwari, Pune
Ynet, an online Israeli media platform stated in their quote by an unidentified Israeli official that since Hamas refused to present a clear list of living Israeli hostages in Gaza, there is no incentive to dispatch the Israeli delegation in Cairo. Therefore, it further said, Cairo will not see any Israeli delegation.
A Hamas delegation reached Cairo, Egypt to carry forward the discussion that would stop the firing for six weeks. Even by the evening, however, there were no Israelis to be seen in Cairo. Implying that Israel boycotted the Gaza Ceasefire conversation on Sunday on account of Hamas refusing to provide a complete list of living Israeli hostages.
While the United States has emphasized that the ceasefire talks will come to fruition before Ramadan and that the deal is almost sealed, neither of the parties in conflict have indicated any such intention or stated anything officially. They are yet to confirm whether or not they will be surrendering their demands.
After the Hamas delegation reached the venue, a Palestinian official informed them that there was no deal yet. At the same time, there was no official statement from the Israeli end.
As previously seen Hamas has avoided discussing the status of individual hostages until their conditions for the release were in place. Reporters were informed by a U.S. official on Saturday that the path to a ceasefire at this hour is clear and that a deal, specifically a framework deal, is part of the discourse. It was also stated that on its end Israel had accepted the framework and the ball remains in Hamas’ court for now.
In the wake of this probable six-week-long halt in fighting, several Israeli hostages held captive by militants would be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian wartime hostages. Some respite would be brought to the battle that has been raging for 5 months with only a short break of one week in November.
Famine-stricken Gazans would be provided with aid, planned Israeli attacks on Rafah would be abandoned in time once fights will be ceased, and Gazans would be allowed to return to their stranded hearths once Israeli forces pull back.
However, the treaty falls short of Hamas’ primary demand for a perennial end to the war.