US and Israeli negotiators will gather in Doha to prepare for renewed talks on a Gaza ceasefire deal.
The United States does not want a protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday, as efforts got under way to hold fresh talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza.
Israel said its Mossad intelligence agency head David Barnea would travel to Doha on Sunday to try to restart talks, and meet CIA director William Burns and Qatar’s prime minister.“The parties will discuss the various options for starting negotiations for the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity, against the backdrop of the latest developments,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said.
Washington, Israel’s close ally, has expressed hope his death can provide an impetus for an end to the fighting.with the declared aim of securing the return of tens of thousands of people evacuated from homes in northern Israel during a year of cross-border hostilities with Hezbollah. Blinken said Israel should take steps to avoid civilian casualties and not endanger UN peacekeepers or Lebanese troops.
“There needs to be a ceasefire in Lebanon. More damage, more victims, more strikes will not enable the end of terrorism or ensure security for everyone,” French President Emmanuel Macron said.Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, said a ceasefire was in Israel’s hands. “The storm we are currently witnessing … carries the seeds of total destruction, not only for our country, but for all human values,” he said.
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