According to the US, negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of Hamas hostages have reached a dead end. The fact that the latest round of talks in Cairo was not successful was “very regrettable”, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in Washington on Friday (local time).
The meetings have ended for the time being and there is a dead end. However, efforts are being made to convince both sides to continue talks. “We still believe an agreement is possible,” Kirby said confidently.
The Wall Street Journal quoted Egyptian officials as saying negotiators plan to resume talks early next week in Cairo or the Qatari capital Doha. Because Israel and the militant Palestinian organization Hamas do not negotiate directly with each other, Egypt, Qatar and the US act as mediators.
Negotiations in Cairo without results
Egypt now wants to convince the two sides in the conflict to be more willing to compromise with the US. A spokesperson for Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday after the latest inconclusive round of talks in Cairo that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry had stressed in a joint telephone call the importance of “encouraging the parties to be flexible to show”. .
All necessary efforts must be made to reach an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
Source: Krone
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