FLASH
Shkruar nga Pamfleti
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the bombing must stop to facilitate the release of hostages in Gaza.
"You can't release hostages while there's still bombing... this has to stop, but you also have to work with other logistics. We want to get the hostages out as quickly as possible," he said.
A 21-point plan calls for an immediate cessation of fighting and the release of 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to still be alive, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinians detained by Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that he hopes to announce the release of the hostages in the coming days.
His spokesman, Bedrosian, stated that the prime minister has made it clear that, in an agreement with the Trump administration, talks will be limited to a maximum of a few days.
On Monday, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli delegation out of the talks, signaling a tougher stance at the crucial stage of the negotiations.
Meanwhile, a Hamas delegation, led by chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, the target of an Israeli assassination attempt in Doha last month, was expected to arrive in Cairo this Sunday.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani will also participate in the negotiations.
These talks are considered among the most important since the beginning of the war and could be crucial for a path towards ending the conflict.
Many Palestinians described Hamas's reaction to the peace plan as unexpected, after days of signals that the group would reject it or impose tough conditions.
Instead, Hamas avoided including red lines in its official statement, a move that was interpreted as a sign of external pressure.
A senior Palestinian official told the BBC that mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey had played a key role in persuading Hamas to soften its objections and leave sensitive issues such as the fate of the group's weapons, the governance of Gaza after the war and other complex demands off the negotiating table.
However, many Gazans warn that this tactical flexibility carries serious risks. Every day of delay means more death, destruction and displacement for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Lini një Përgjigje