Report: Negotiations to resume soon despite Haniyeh's assassination
Truce negotiations between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume soon despite the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on Friday.
“Haniyeh’s assassination will contribute to pushing forward the negotiations over an agreement in Gaza,” the Israeli corporation quoted unnamed sources as saying.
“Washington has asked Qatar and Egypt to press for the resumption of negotiations,” the sources added.
Israeli media meanwhile quoted a Western official as saying that “a ceasefire in Gaza is necessary to calm the tensions between Hezbollah and Israel.”
Source: Naharnet
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