Hamas Delegation Leaves Qatar for Turkey After Ceasefire Talks Stall
In a statement to AFP, a senior Hamas official said that a high-level delegation led by Mohammed Darwish, chairman of the movement's steering council, departed for Istanbul.
The delegation includes the negotiation team and its leader, Khalil al-Hayya.
'The delegation will hold several meetings with Turkish officials about the latest developments in the ceasefire negotiations, which broke down last week,' the official said.
Indirect talks between Israeli and Hamas delegations ran for more than two weeks under the supervision of mediating countries, including Qatar, Egypt, and the US.
The negotiations aimed to reach a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of Israeli hostages, nearly 22 months after the Israeli genocide started.
President Donald Trump claimed on Friday that Hamas 'didn't want a deal' and wanted to 'die,' while his envoy Steve Witkoff had acknowledged the talks' failure the day before and questioned Hamas' good faith.
Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas' political bureau, told AFP on Friday that recent discussions focused on details of Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Other Hamas officials expressed surprise at US statements from the US, particularly taking issue with the suggestion that the negotiations were making progress.
On Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar rejected international pressure for a ceasefire, saying it would be a 'tragedy' if Israel stopped its genocidal war on Gaza while Hamas remains in power and continues to hold hostages.
Negotiations between Hamas and Israel have been stalled for months, primarily delayed by the Israeli side.
Meanwhile, IOF imposed a border closure and denied entry of food and humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, leading to the death of over 133 civilian Gazans due to famine-related issues. Tags: Gazagaza genocideHamas and Israel
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