Gaza war | Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants ceasefire deal: Mediators tell Israel
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Qatari and Egyptian mediators in the ongoing Gaza war told Israel that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal, just three days ahead of a fresh round of truce talks, CNN reported on Sunday (Aug 11) citing an Israeli source.
Whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wanted a ceasefire deal was uncertain. Earlier, two other Israeli sources told CNN that Prime Minister Netanyahu's allies told the media and government officials that "Bibi" (Netanyahu's nickname) was ready to make a deal, regardless of the impact on his governing coalition.
However, the Israeli security establishment remained considerably more skeptical about Netanyahu’s willingness to strike a deal given fierce opposition from far-right ministers in his coalition.
One of the above two Israeli sources told the network that no one knew what Netanyahu wanted.
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Hamas doubtful of participating in Aug 15 truce talks
Though the Qatari and Egyptian mediators said that Yahya Sinwar wanted a ceasefire deal, Hamas on Sunday cast doubt on its participation in the fresh round of talks on Thursday (Aug15).
In a statement, Hamas said it demanded the mediators topresent a plan to implement what they presented to the movement and agreed upon on July 2, "based on United States (US) President Joe Biden's vision and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution, and tocompel the occupation to do so, instead of going for further negotiation rounds or new proposals."
Why this stance by Hamas?
Citing officials, CNN reported that this stance of Hamas was influenced by an Israeli strikeon the Al-Tabin school complexcompound in the Gaza Strip that killed at least 100 people.
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The school compound washousing displaced Palestinian families.The Israeli strike drew international condemnation.
One of the above two Israeli sources further told the network that US officials made it clear to their Israeli counterparts that the time to reach a truce deal was nowto avoid a wider regional war.
(With inputs from agencies)