U.S. envoy Witkoff to meet Israeli, Qatari officials in Rome in Gaza ceasefire push
The trilateral meeting in Rome will take place as negotiators from Hamas and Israel holding indirect negotiations in Doha on the last sticking points.
Witkoff made it clear to the parties in recent weeks that he will join the talks in Doha only if a deal is close at hand.
But sources with knowledge of the issue said that the meeting in Rome is a signal that a deal might be a matter of days away.
Witkoff is expected to depart for Rome on Wednesday and arrive on Thursday for a meeting with Israeli minister for strategic affairs Ron Dermer and a senior Qatari envoy.
It will be a follow-up to a similar meeting between the three at the White House two weeks ago.
If sufficient progress is made, Witkoff will travel from Rome to Doha toward the end of the week to try and seal the deal, according to a U.S. source and an Israeli source familiar with the details.
Israel and mediators from Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. are waiting for Hamas' response to the latest proposal.
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