U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with the Qatari prime minister in Spain on Saturday to discuss a new proposal to end the war in Gaza and the entry of aid into the territory, a Qatari official and source familiar with the meeting told CBS News.
According to the sources, the main aim is a discussion of making “workable” a new joint Egyptian-Qatari proposal on the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Two Arab officials told the Associated Press that the new ceasefire framework would include the release of all hostages — dead and live — all at once in return for the war’s end and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Of the 251 hostages who were abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, 50 remain, of which 20 are believed to be alive in Gaza. The rest were released or returned during previous temporary ceasefire deals.
A week ago, Witkoff visited an aid distribution site in southern Gaza that is privately run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. He also met with the families of Israeli hostages in Tel Aviv.
During that meeting, Witkoff offered other ways to free the hostages and make Gaza safe, the Hostages of Missing Families Forum said.
“We will get your children home and hold Hamas responsible for any bad acts on their part. We will do what’s right for the Gazan people,” Witkoff said in the meeting, according to the Forum.
The meeting in Spain comes as there is growing international condemnation of Israel’s decision for a military takeover of Gaza City, while little appears to have changed immediately on the ground.
On Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel’s Security Cabinet had approved a plan for the Israeli military to take over Gaza City.
In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said the Israel Defense Forces would prepare to take over Gaza City while providing humanitarian aid to the civilian population outside of combat zones.
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Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, has reportedly warned that expanding operations would endanger the remaining living hostages held by Hamas and further strain Israel’s army after nearly two years of regional wars.
On Saturday, a joint statement by nine countries, including Germany, Britain, France and Canada, said that they “strongly reject” Israel’s decision for the large-scale military operation,…
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