Israeli officials to meet with Hamas in Qatar for ceasefire talks

Published July 5, 2025 7:46pm ET



Israeli officials will head to Qatar on Sunday for ceasefire talks with Hamas despite the “unacceptable” changes the terrorist group made to the U.S.-arranged Gaza ceasefire proposal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office announced.

Israel had been weighing whether to proceed with the indirect talks earlier on Saturday after Hamas gave a “positive” response to the 60-day ceasefire proposal on July 4.

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