The Palestinian group said in a statement that its negotiating team, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, met on Wednesday with mediators including Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel in Doha to discuss the latest developments in Gaza.
So far, talks have failed to produce a deal to end the 11-month-old war. The remaining issue is control of the Philadelphia corridor, a narrow strip of land on Gaza’s border with Egypt.
CIA Director William Burns, who is also the chief U.S. negotiator on Gaza, said Saturday that a more detailed ceasefire proposal would be made in the coming days.
The previous proposal put forward by US President Joe Biden in June called for a three-phase ceasefire in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages.
The recent war in Gaza began after Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli counts. The Israeli offensive has so far killed at least 41,084 Palestinians and wounded 95,029 others, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
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