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Hamas has stopped engaging in any discussions regarding a ceasefire and hostage release negotiations, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, deepening pessimism about the prospects of reaching an agreement.
Hamas' decision to halt engagement comes a week after the US and Israel withdrew their delegations from the Qatari capital, Doha, with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who at the time accused Hamas of negotiating in bad faith.
Despite this move, a senior Israeli official told CNN that they were prepared to return to Doha if Hamas reconsidered its counterproposal.
CNN previously reported that Hamas was considering strengthening its position in the negotiations, and senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi said on Wednesday that there was no point in continuing with negotiations as long as the hunger crisis in Gaza continues.
“ There is no point in any negotiations as long as the policy of starvation and extermination against our people continues. The continuation of these humanitarian crimes undermines any logical basis for negotiations and shows contempt for all the efforts and initiatives made during the previous 18 days of talks ,” Mardawi wrote on X.
It remains unclear how long Hamas intends to stay out of the negotiations. The news comes as Witkoff visits Israel on Thursday, and the envoy is expected to travel to Gaza on Friday with Israeli officials to inspect the operations of the American-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the controversial aid distribution mechanism supported by Israel, an Israeli source familiar with the matter said.
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