Negotiations in Qatar are at an deadlock – and Israel is sending a transparent sign to Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu’s determination to summon his Mossad negotiating workforce residence from Qatar signifies that Israel has taken the choice that Hamas both will not be excited about one other truce or they aren’t offering something that may fulfill the Israelis that it’s value making concessions.
That doesn’t essentially imply that negotiations are off fully.
Although the Mossad officers are not in Doha in particular person, there are different channels of communication open between the 2 sides – and different mediators including Qatar and Egypt will proceed their dialogue with Hamas to succeed in an answer.
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But as a lot as something, it seems to be a transparent sign from the Israelis that there’s nothing else for them to speak about at this level.
The different very clear sign from the Israelis because the ceasefire broke down yesterday morning is that they’re fighting very hard in Gaza.
From our place in Sderot, only a mile away from Israel’s border with northern Gaza, we have now seen and heard Israeli air strikes and artillery fireplace all through the previous 24 hours.
Hamas has responded with barrages of rockets in the direction of southern Israel.
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There’s a powerful perception amongst folks near Mr Netanyahu that Hamas will likely be extra prone to concede and to launch extra hostages if they’re beneath extreme navy stress.
That was additionally the assumption of the Israeli prime minister when the primary pause was agreed simply over every week in the past – that it was largely caused on account of heavy combating that had been occurring for a variety of weeks.
With the negotiations in Qatar clearly at an deadlock, the Israelis could effectively really feel that utilizing navy stress to tighten the screws on Hamas once more is their simplest technique in an effort to get extra hostages out.