MADRID, 29 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Qatari authorities have acknowledged being “very optimistic” regarding a possible new extension of the truce agreed between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) for the cessation of attacks in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
The spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed al Ansari, has indicated in statements to CNN that this afternoon a new agreement will be closed for the release of hostages and prisoners, and has also left the door open to the confirmation of a new agreement. extension of the truce.
“We are very optimistic that we will have good news to share today,” stressed Al Ansari, who stressed that the conversations are taking place in “a positive environment” and has recognized their complexity because it is “a war zone with many complications on the ground.
Israel and Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar, managed to reach a four-day truce that came into effect last Friday. The parties agreed to extend the agreement for two more days, until this Wednesday. At the moment more than 60 hostages have returned to Israel, while another more than 190 Palestinians have been released.
