Like Aviv, Israel-Hamas’ last response to a cease-fire proposal in Gaza in the United States is “currently being examined” by Israel, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
Hamas announced Wednesday evening that it had submitted the mediators an answer to the cease-fire agreement currently on the table. The details of Hamas’ response were not immediately made public.
Familiar sources with the issue tell ABC News that a trilateral meeting in Italy between the best Israeli, Qatari and American officials should discuss Hamas’ response today. The United States Department of State said that President Trump’s Middle East envoy on Wednesday, President Trump, went to Italy to meet the senior officials concerning a cease-fire in Gaza.
Representatives of Israel and the militant group were in Doha, Qatar, for more than two weeks of work on a cease-fire proposal for the 21-month conflict in Gaza.
These negotiations continue when more than 100 aid groups warned on Wednesday that the enclave was about to “mass famine”.
Diaa Ostaz from ABC News contributed to this report.