Israel-Hamas Receive Draft Gaza Armistice Agreement, Peace In Palestine Soon Realized?

JAKARTA - The mediator handed over Israel and Hamas the final draft agreement to end the war in Gaza.

The draft was handed over after a midnight breakthrough in negotiations attended by Israeli envoys including US President Joe Biden's envoy.

Officials familiar with the negotiations said a draft for the ceasefire and the release of hostages had been delivered by Qatar to both sides at talks in Doha, which was attended by Israel's chief spy agents Mossad and Shin Bet and Qatari's prime minister.

The official said Steve Witkoff, who will become US envoy when Trump returns to US president next week, attended the talks. Sources in the US said Biden's government envoy, Brett McGurk, was also there.

"The next 24 hours will be a very important time to reach an agreement," the official said.

Radio Kan Israel, citing an Israeli official, reported to Israeli delegations and Hamas in Qatar that it had accepted the draft.

Meanwhile, the Israeli delegation has briefed Israeli leaders. Israel, Hamas and Qatar's Foreign Ministry did not respond to requests for confirmation or comment.

Officials on both sides, although not confirming the final draft, described the progress in the negotiations.

A senior Israeli official said an agreement could be reached within days if Hamas retaliated the proposal. A Palestinian official close to the negotiations said information from Doha was "very promising".

"The gap is getting narrower and there is a big push towards an agreement if everything goes well until the end," the official said.

The United States, Qatar, and Egypt have been working for more than a year in negotiations to end the war in Gaza, but so far to no avail.