Hope, frustration and fear in Gaza amid ceasefire talks
Diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas are intensifying.
A Hamas delegation is in Cairo to meet mediators from Egypt and Qatar. CIA director, William Burns, is also there. The Israelis have yet to send their delegation. It’s not clear when that will happen.
Sticking points remain, as Hamas demands a permanent end to Israel’s war in Gaza.
That’s something Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government is refusing to do.
The people of Gaza are closely following all the diplomatic efforts exerted towards reaching a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
There’s a great deal of optimism, mixed in with frustration because of failures in the past, with talks having collapsed due to the great gaps between both parties.
But they are hopeful of achieving a ceasefire, with displaced Palestinians calling for a return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip.
They are also very afraid that Netanyahu will follow through on his threat to invade Rafah if these talks collapse, and so they are calling for a ceasefire to end the hardship and misery that they’ve been going through since the outbreak of the war.
Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud has the latest in Rafah in southern Gaza.
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