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Qatar presented Israel and Hamas with a final draft of a ceasefire and hostage release deal on Monday, following midnight negotiations attended by US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy that resulted in a “breakthrough.”
Sources close to the talks have indicated that a response is expected Tuesday, The Guardian reported.
Doha meetings also included Israeli intelligence chiefs, Qatar’s prime minister, and Egypt’s intelligence head, Reuters reported.
Both sides have generally agreed to the principle of halting fighting and release of hostages and detainees, but haven’t been able to reach a deal after more than a year of talks.
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Plenty of challenges remain: Israel’s hard-right finance minister said on X Monday that he would not support any truce that halted his country’s war in Gaza.
Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20 has served as a de facto deadline after the president-elect said there would be “hell to pay” if the hostages weren’t released by then.