US Envoy in Qatar to join talk stops

The White House envoy, Steve Witkoff, is in Qatar to participate in indirect talks between Israel and Hamas to raise the stop stopping Gaza.

This week, negotiators from both sides began to meet mediators for the first time since President Donald Trump took on 20 January. The 42-day first stage of Gaza deals and temporarily withdrawing the eve of his inauguration.

That first period finally saw Hamas returning 25 who lived in Israel’s hostages and the remnants of the 1,800 prisoners of the Palestinians held by Israel – as well as five living hostages in Thai. It’s over 1 in March.

Israel now hopes that the US affords a plan for a two-month truce extension, which starts to release about half of the living hostages still held.

Hamas has so far rejected that, demanding immediate talks on the second phase in the original ceasefire agreement, which would end the war and lead to a full Israeli troop withdrawal.

However, it declares that it approaches the continuing discussions on Doha with “full responsibility and positive”.

Since the start of this month, Israel prevents all help deliveries – including food and fuel – in GazaIt is said that it is intending to put pressure on Hamas.

The electricity is also cut into the sole desalination plant in the territory providing clean waterSo it currently runs a reduced capacity of generators using fuel reserves.

In response, the Houthi movement of Yemen says Tuesday it would change attacks on the ships of Israel passing through the Red Sea and Gulf of the Aden Route to Maritime.

There is an increasing alarm to the potential impact of Israel who blocked things to Gaza, which some of these allies warn it to violate international law.

The Local Unitarian UN Onitinator, Mohannad hadi, says: “Any further delay (in aid entering) have additional progress we can open in the cease.”

“We pray that these things are solved immediately,” a baker, Husam Rustom, speaks BBC.

With the cessation of gases and gas cooking, he seems to be his baker – that gives more than 2,000 monsters a day – also pressed to approach Southern City in Khan Yenis.

“We’re tired and tired of all this. We carry fool,” Zeinab Al-Bayuk, a grandmother. He added that food prices quickly grow up.

Mariam Abu Mukhimer, a student, opposed to an extension of the existing truce. “There should be a solution that ends the war,” he said. “It’s enough!”

The US was never confirmed, but the Prime Minister of Israel Netanyahu said in 2 March that Witkoff suggested a temporary month of Ramadan and the Holiday Holiday of Passover.

According to this plan, Neanyyahu said is accepted by Israel, half hostages will be released at the beginning, and the other half of the end.

PM suggested that Witkoff has “even describes his proposal as a corridor for second-time negotiations. Israel is ready for it.”

It is believed that Hamas still continues with 24 living hostages in Gaza and the remnants of 35 more. A American-Israeli soldier, 21-year-old Edan Alexander, one of the alleged alive. There are also bodies of four more American citizens.

Hamas accuses Israel to rening the original ceasefire deal.

Despite pressure from regional intermediaries – Qatar and Egypt – as well as the US, thinks not at all the armed groups with no end to fighting Gaza. Saw these basic bargain chips in talks.

For relatives and supporters of Israel captive, it is desperate.

Since Saturday, some camp outside the Ministry of Tel Aviv defense to request an immediate stop in Gaza Ceasefire deals free of all captivity.

“How can I start processing our personal tragedy if National Trauma has been over?” Ofri Bibas, the sister of Yarden Bibas, to protest on Monday night.

The recent exchange with Hamas leads to release his brother and The return of his brother-in-law, Shiri, and two young nephews, Ariel and Kfir, killed in Gaza.

“I have 59 siblings in hell,” I keep Option – referring to the whole remaining number of hostages. “We accepted Yarden, but Shiri and the children could be saved. By Passover, each one had to return home, and the only way to return to the war.” Now. “

A poll for the Israeli channel 13 TV indicates that half of Israel believes that the US president is more concerned with the fate of hostages than netanyahu.

Asked which of the two they think is more concerned, 50% of respondents said Trump, 29% netanyahu, and others are not sure.

The remote allies of the Prime Minister threatened to break the management coalition if the fighting does not continue to Gaza to achieve the purpose of the war in crushing Hamas.

So far, Israel and Hamas mostly hold back to the return of all the battles of the Palestinian territory.

However, recently, Israel makes every day strike. On Tuesday, four men were killed in Wadi Gaza, also known as Netzarim Corridor – a place where Israeli forces were from the terms of Gaza.

Israeli military says that the strong winds are meant “many terrorists act in a stressful activity that troops troops in (Israeli).

Talking to the BBC in Gaza City, the father of the killer, Arafat Hannah, said his son Omar, did not do something wrong.

He said he was with neighbors who walked into a moved camp of the people where they had previously remained to get the property.

“They’re innocent. They go to mattresses and other things. They don’t bring rockets!” Says Umm Tareq Obaid, who lives near men.

New threats from Houthis have the potential to end a stage of the relative calm in the wider region starting with Gaza Ceasefire on Gaza on 19 January.

More than 15 months from November 2023, they used missiles and drones to attack over 100 traders’ ships, saying they acted in unity in Gaza. More containers do not have an Israeli connection. Two melted, arrested one, and four sailors were killed.

Houthis say they now want to “compel USURPER’s entity to reopen the crossings of Gaza Strip and allow for help, including food and medical supplies”.

However there is no immediate sign of ships set.

The attacks led by Hamas on 7 October 2023 killed more than 1,200 people in South Israel, most civilians, with 251 hostages. Most women and kids captured are released by a long truce on November 2023.

The previous, deadly attack that drives a Gaza war killing more than 48,500 people, most civilians used in the UN and so forth.