“Common ground” was found in recent negotiations in Paris over a ceasefire in Gaza, Jake Sullivan, adviser to US President Joe Biden, said on Sunday.
“It is true that the representatives of Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar met in Paris and an agreement was reached between them on the contours” of a possible agreement on the release of the hostages and “a temporary ceasefire.” the White House national security adviser said on CNN.
“I won't go into detail because it is still being negotiated,” he said, but “there would have to be indirect talks from Qatar and Egypt with Hamas, because in the end they will have to agree to the release of the hostages.” This work is not yet finished.
“We hope that in the coming days we can reach a point where there is actually a solid and final agreement on this issue,” Jake Sullivan said on American television.
Egyptian, Qatari, American, Israeli technocrats and Hamas leaders resumed negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire in Doha on Sunday, an Egyptian intelligence-affiliated TV announced, and those talks “will be followed by meetings in Cairo,” according to AlQahera News .
All of these discussions “follow on from what was discussed in Paris,” the broadcaster adds, quoting “senior officials” on condition of anonymity.
An Israeli delegation led by the Mossad chief was in Paris on Friday to follow up on the ceasefire project discussed in France at the end of January with the same interlocutors.