The U.S. envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, said on Monday that the U.S. will consider “alternative options” to negotiating with Hamas following the breakdown of ceasefire talks between Israel and the resistance group. On Thursday, Axios’s reporter in Israel quoted an unnamed Israeli official as saying that Hamas’s response to the latest deal proposal was “better than the one Hamas gave on Tuesday and was rejected.” Earlier this month, during the series of back-and-forth proposals and counter-proposals, the Israeli daily newspaper Yediot Ahronot quoted Israeli military officials as saying that Hamas’s response “could be built upon.” Late on Friday, the foreign ministry of Qatar said in a statement that “suspending talks for consultation before resuming dialogue is considered a normal thing in the context of complicated negotiations.” Qatar’s foreign ministry also said that “Qatar and Egypt continue to mediate in order to reach a deal that guarantees the safety of civilians and the exchange of prisoners.” The statement pointed to “progress in the talks achieved in the past three weeks.”
Author: Qassam Muaddi
Published at: 2025-07-26 21:44:29
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