Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories, August 8, 2024, Agence France-Presse: Israel has agreed to resume ceasefire talks in Gaza on August 15 at the request of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced on Thursday, as regional tensions rise over the war.
The civil defense agency in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip said Israeli artillery bombardment on Thursday killed at least 18 people in two schools, as Iran accuses Israel of wanting to expand the war into the Middle East.
After a week-long pause in November, US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators have endeavored to secure a second truce in the 10-month-old war sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel.
In a joint statement on Thursday, the three countries’ leaders invited the warring parties to resume talks on August 15 in Doha or Cairo “to close all remaining gaps and commence implementation of the deal without further delay.”
A framework agreement was “now on the table, with only the details of implementation” left to conclude, and the mediators were “prepared to present a final bridging proposal” to resolve remaining issues, they said.
Netanyahu’s office said later Thursday Israel would send a negotiating team on August 15 “to the agreed place to conclude the details of implementing a deal.” A prospective cessation of hostilities also involving the release of hostages held in Gaza and scaled-up aid deliveries has centered around a phased deal beginning with an initial truce.
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