Special messengers for the Middle East Steve Witchoff are scheduled to travel to Europe this week. Israel-we conflictAccording to the American official, a ceasefire will continue to emphasize for a ceasefire and peace deal.
In a briefing with reporters on Tuesday, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce suggested that Witchoff may soon go to the Middle East, but refused to provide details about his journey program.
“When it comes to the specific place of the messenger, I do not have it,” Bruce said.
According to an Israeli official, indirect talks are going on between Israel and Hamas, and the Israeli government hopes that Hamas will soon receive a response to a proposal made last week.
So far, no success has been achieved as they try to broker the 60-day ceasefire proposed by the US initially in the 21-month war. Doha, Qatar hosted indirect talks between the two parties earlier this month.
According to two diplomatic sources, Witcoff was expected to travel to the Middle East if the conversation proceeded and a deal could possibly stop. He met with Katri officials at the White House last week, before the President Trump hosted the Qatiri Prime Minister for a dinner, which was late in the night. This occurred when diplomatic efforts were reaching a significant moment in search of a deal to release 20 living Israeli hostages, some Palestinian prisoners were freed, allowing citizens to enter very essential food and assistance in Gaza, and tell about the opposition of violence and Israeli defense forces.
An American officer and a regional source familiar with diplomacy told CBS News that Israel had proposed a new map with new places last week where the IDF would potentially take back within Gaza. The demarcation of these proposed withdrawal areas has been an important point in the ongoing diplomatic efforts to make an acceptable deal for both the Hamas and Netanyahu government. International mediator – Qatar, Egypt and America – planned Hamas to cross the Israeli proposal for consideration.
Two sources indicated that the Trump administration is carefully optimistic about the possibility of a adjacent break in the Gaza talks that can lead to the 60-day ceasefire and hostage release.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wasington was in early July To discuss the deal with the Trump administration, but a glued point emerged on the deployment of Israeli soldiers during the Trus. Israel wants to maintain the forces in what he says in an important land corridor in Southern Gaza, but Hamas has seen the presence of Israeli soldiers on that strip as a sign that the Israeli intends to continue the War after a temporary ceasefire ends.
The cassette goes on a three -month summer holiday on 27 July next week, which will give Netanyahu more political flexibility in a ceasefire talks.
Meanwhile, Israel continued to conduct military operations in Gaza, and on Sunday, it continued new withdrawal Order To incorporate an area that has been somewhat less difficult than others, indicating a new warground and can carry forward Palestinians.
One in Social media post Published on Sunday, the Israel defense forces warned the Palestinians that he was working with great power to “the central city Dare al-Balah” to destroy the enemy’s abilities and the terrorist infrastructure, “as it expands to operate its activities in the region in an area that has not operated before.”
Officials of the Hamas-Interested Health Ministry also said in Gaza More than 80 people were killed On Sunday, emergency is trying to reach food supply.
