ceasefire talks Archives - Defence Monitor

18 Aug

Blinken heads to Tel Aviv as ceasefire talks resume in Cairo

Tel Aviv, Aug 18 (IANS) The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive in Tel Aviv on Sunday as part of Washington's diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza. This is his ninth trip to the Middle East since Hamas terrorists attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023, brutally massacred 1,200 people and kidnapped 251 more to Gaza. The top US diplomat will oversee the indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas to be continued in Cairo. After the Doha peace talks held on Thursday and Friday, at the behest of the US, there are hopes of a…

30 Mar

Israel, Hamas indirect ceasefire talks to resume from today in Doha and Cairo

Tel Aviv, March 30,The indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas are set to resume from Saturday in the Qatar's capital of Doha and the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Sources in the Israeli Prime Minister's office told IANS that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already agreed to send two separate delegations for resuming mediatory talks. The Doha delegation will be headed by Mossad Chief David Barnea while the team to Cairo will be led by the head of Shin Bet, Ronen Bar. The Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu, according to sources in his office, have agreed for sending these delegations following…

13 Feb

Israel-Hamas war: Mossad Chief to reach Cairo for ceasefire talks

Tel Aviv, Feb 13, Israel's spy agency Mossad chief David Barnea will reach Cairo this week for a peace talk with third party negotiators including the US, Qatar and Egypt for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas for release of hostages. Barnea will meet senior leaders of Qatar and Egypt in Cairo for the proposed ceasefire which will also lead to release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by the Hamas. There was scepticism on the peace talks and reports that Egypt would back out of the negotiations after Israel troops entered the Rafah border, but the Egyptian foriegn minister Sameh…