Since the battle continued in Gaza, there were signs that diplomatic efforts to stop the war were becoming stronger.
Prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Tanya said on Tuesday (24/6) that indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas can begin in the next two days.
A senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency on Wednesday that negotiations have “increased over the past few hours” in intercessants.
“Our communication with intermediaries in Egypt and Qatar has not stopped and increased over the past few hours,” Taher al-Nun said, adding that the group “did not receive a new offer” to put an end to the war, which lasted for 21 months.
Trump, who went to the Hague to attend a meeting at the NATO peak, also told reporters that “great progress” is being held to put an end to the war in gas.
“I think that great progress occurs in the gas, I think that we are doing this attack from this attack,” Trump said, who hinted that attacks on Iran could have a positive impact on the Middle East, adding that the messenger was specifically for the region, Steve Witkoff, told him that “gas is very close” with a peace agreement.
Yossi Makelberg, senior consultant at Chatham House in London, said Al Jazira That many Israelis also questioned wisdom to continue the war in gas. “Trump is more popular today in Israel than Netanyahu … and especially on Iranian issues,” he said, referring to the participation of the US president among the ceasefire between Israel and Iran.
Yossi Makelberg noted that the Israelis wanted the remaining prisoners in Gaza to be released, and hoped that Trump could achieve this faster than Netanyahu.
“They know that Netanyahu … trying to continue the war in Gaza in order to maintain their coalition. Trump has another agenda, which in this case is possible in accordance with the fact that Israeli wants, ”Yossi Mkelberg explained.
