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"Israel-Gaza war: Latest ceasefire talks not very promising - Qatar" – BBC News

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"Israel-Gaza war: Latest ceasefire talks not very promising - Qatar" – BBC News

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BBC News: The article cites official statements from Qatar's Prime Minister and Israel's Prime Minister, providing a balanced view of perspectives from both sides.

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Talks to agree a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza were "not very promising" in recent days, mediator Qatar has said.
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said he remained optimistic, but added "time is not in our favour".

It comes as Israel's prime minister said he would press ahead with plans for a Rafah ground invasion, despite growing international pressure.

Hamas has blamed Israel for a lack of progress in achieving a ceasefire deal.

Talks have been taking place in Cairo as senior officials from the US, Israel, Egypt and Qatar meet to try to broker a pause in fighting.

"The pattern in the last few days [is] not really very promising but, as I always repeat, we will always remain optimistic and will always remain pushing," said Sheik Mohammed, speaking at a meeting of world leaders at the Munich Security Conference.

"I believe in this agreement we are talking at a bigger scale and we still see some difficulties on the humanitarian part of these negotiations," he added.

But he said a truce should not be dependent on a deal to release the hostages held by Hamas.

"This is the dilemma that we've been in and unfortunately that's been misused by a lot of countries - that in order to get a ceasefire, it's conditional to have the hostage deal," he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he sent negotiators following a request from US President Joe Biden, but added they did not return for further discussions because Hamas's demands were "delusional".

Israel launched its military offensive after Hamas-led gunmen killed at least 1,200 people and seized 253 hostages in a surprise attack on its territory on 7 October.

The Hamas-run health ministry says more than 28,800 people, mainly women and children - have been killed in Israel's campaign.

Speaking in Jerusalem on Saturday, Mr Netanyahu reiterated his aims of destroying Hamas and said his forces would fight until Israel achieved "total victory".

He said those urging against military action in Rafah, the southern-most Gazan city where some 1.5 million people have fled, were effectively telling the country to "lose the war", adding that his troops would enter even if a hostage deal was reached.

In the earlier days of the war, Israel had instructed Palestinians to seek refuge in Rafah as the Israeli military moved against the northern cities.

Israeli authorities this week said they wanted civilians to relocate to what they call a "humanitarian zone" - a thin strip of mainly agricultural land along the Mediterranean coast known as al-Mawasi.

President Biden has urged Israel not to launch an offensive in Rafah without a plan to keep civilians safe.

Mr Netanyahu is also facing pressure domestically to bring home the hostages who remain in Gaza.

Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for early elections, which are not scheduled until 2026. Israel's prime minister dismissed similar calls from within his own ruling Likud party for an election immediately after the conflict with Gaza had ended, saying it would "immediately divide us".

Meanwhile, Hamas has blamed Israel for a lack of progress in achieving a ceasefire deal and threatened to suspend its involvement unless relief supplies are brought into the north of Gaza. Aid agencies say they are increasingly concerned about the lack of food, water and medicine in the territory.

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Israel-Gaza war: Latest ceasefire talks not very promising - Qatar

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Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to carry on the war against Hamas regardless of international pressure.

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"Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks" – Al Jazeera

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Al Jazeera: This article uses more evocative language, describing the talks as "heat[ing] up again amid deadly Israeli attacks." It highlights the "besieged Gaza Strip" and emphasizes the "catastrophic" humanitarian situation, which conveys a sense of urgency and gravity.

Al Jazeera: The article features an image of smoke rising from Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, capturing the immediacy of the conflict and its destructive impact.

Al Jazeera: This piece references statements from Hamas, Israeli officials, and mediators like Qatar and Egypt. It also includes insights from a Palestinian official close to the negotiations, offering a broader range of viewpoints.

Al Jazeera: Targets readers interested in Middle Eastern affairs, particularly those sympathetic to Palestinian perspectives, providing in-depth analysis and highlighting the humanitarian aspects of the conflict.

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Smoke rises from Gaza as seen from the Israeli side of the border, December 16, 2024 [Amir Cohen/Reuters]

Israel, Hamas and international stakeholders are engaged in what are seen as the most serious talks in months over a potential ceasefire deal in the besieged Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians continue to be killed by Israeli attacks daily.

Hamas said in an official statement on Tuesday that in light of "positive" talks held in Doha with mediation from Qatar and Egypt, reaching a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement "is possible if the occupation stops imposing new conditions".

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Sources quoted in Israeli media have also been expressing increasing optimism in recent days that the strongest diplomatic push for a ceasefire deal since August could yield results.

A Palestinian official close to the negotiations said on Wednesday that mediators had narrowed gaps on most of the agreement's clauses. He said Israel had introduced conditions which Hamas rejected, but would not elaborate.

"This optimism is cautious because we've been here before and the efforts were scuttled at the last minute because of new conditions and different considerations," said Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh.

"Right now, as we understand, the discussions are down to the details, to the names of who will be released from Gaza and also who is being released from the Palestinian side. The outgoing and incoming United States administrations have a vested interest in the deal, even if it doesn't lead to the end of the war."

At least 45,097 Palestinians have been killed and 107,244 others wounded in more than 14 months of Israeli attacks on Gaza that began after at least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during a Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and more than 200 were taken captive. Nearly half of the captives have since been released under a weeklong pause in fighting last year.

In the US, Israel's top military and political backer, President Joe Biden promised this week he will continue to work to get the remaining captives out of the territory, while President-elect Donald Trump has said there will be "all hell to pay" if they are not released by the time he takes office in January.

US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief Bill Burns is expected in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments and will meet Sheikh Mohammed Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, according to US-based outlet Axios.

Israel Katz, the Israeli defence minister, told Knesset lawmakers on Monday that a deal was "closer than ever", but clarified a day later that after the army defeats Hamas, it will "control security in Gaza with full freedom to act".

"We will not allow a return to the pre-October 7 reality," he said in a statement, adding that Israeli control over Gaza will be just like the occupied West Bank.

The Israeli military launches many violent daily raids across the West Bank, routinely killing, wounding or arresting Palestinians and demolishing their homes.

Hamas did not mention the Israeli insistence to maintain control over Gaza even in case an agreement is reached in its latest statement, but it has previously said Israeli forces must withdraw from the enclave.

The group's conditions have previously included a withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor on the border with Egypt and the so-called Netzarim Corridor that the Israeli military has established to separate southern and northern Gaza, along with surging humanitarian aid and reconstructing the enclave.

Israel maintains siege on north Gaza hospital

As discussions about a potential ceasefire agreement appear to gain momentum, numerous Israeli attacks continue to hit across Gaza to devastating effect.

In some of their latest attacks on Wednesday, Israeli forces hit the intensive care unit at the besieged Kamal Adwan Hospital in the north and put it out of order, director Hussam Abu Safia told Al Jazeera.

Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed at least 10 people in a house in the northern town of Beit Lahiya while six were killed in separate airstrikes in Gaza City, Nuseirat camp in central areas, and Rafah near the border with Egypt.

In Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip, medics said four people were killed in an airstrike on a house.

There were also multiple casualties after Israeli forces bombed a tent in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.

The humanitarian situation in the territory continues to be catastrophic as the Israeli military keeps blocking most aid, especially to the north, which has been under a heavy siege and blockade for more than 70 days.

This comes as the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted on Wednesday to pass a resolution for Palestinian statehood, with 172 countries voting in favour and only eight - including Israel and the US - opposing it.

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No letup in deadly Israeli attacks as Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again

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Israel has said it will maintain military control over Gaza just like in the occupied West Bank even if there is a deal.