Hamas Announces Indirect Negotiations Of Ceasefire With Israel

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JAKARTA - Palestinian independence struggle group Hamas on Friday (3/1) announced indirect negotiations with Israel continued in Doha, the capital of Qatar.

As reported by ANTARA from Anadolu, the talks focused on the ceasefire in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the region, and the repatriation of displaced residents.

In a press conference Friday evening, Basem Naim, senior political leader Hamas, emphasized the group's "consistency and positive attitude" as well as their efforts to immediately reach a ceasefire agreement.

He said the halt to aggression and protection against the Palestinian people amid the genocide and ethnic cleansing carried out by Israel would be a top priority in the agenda of negotiations.

Mediation efforts led by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar to reach a ceasefire in Gaza have yet to succeed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to stop the war.

Israel currently has more than 10,300 Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas is said to have detained about 100 Israelis in Gaza.

The group also stated that dozens of hostages had died as a result of Israel's blind airstrikes.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has continued to launch an attack called genocide in Gaza. The attack has killed more than 45,650 people, mostly women and children, although the UN Security Council has issued a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant against Netanyahu and his former defense minister, Yoav Gallant, on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel is also facing genocide cases at the International Court of Justice over the war it wages in Gaza's territory.