The new round of negotiations The attempt to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which began last Thursday in Doha, has already encountered several obstacles. First, Hamas' rejection of the agreement proposal prepared by the United States as mediator. In addition, a new obstacle has arisen due to the differences between Israel and Egypt related to Tel Aviv's demand to maintain a certain military presence and control over the Philadelphia Corridor, located between the Egyptian border and that of Gaza.
A second meeting was to be convened this week in Cairo, after which took place Thursday and Friday in the Qatari capital last week, which was attended by representatives of the three intermediary countries (the United States, Qatar and Egypt) and Israel. Hamas was then informed of the results of the 48-hour meeting, after which the mediators announced that they would meet again in Egypt “before the end of next week to conclude an agreement.”