By Athena Papakosta

The moment everyone is waiting for his return blow Israel at Iranthe negotiations for a possible ceasefire and release of hostages may start again in the next few days.

As it became known on Thursday, an Israeli delegation will depart for the Catarrh on Sunday, while at Cairo its representation Hamas headed by Khalil Al Haya –possible successor to slain leader Yahya Sinwar – met with the head of Egypt’s intelligence agency, Hassan Mahmoud Rashad.

At the same time, the Secretary of State of the United States, Anthony Blinkenwas in Doha where he discussed the ceasefire issue.

Washington has pointed out that the extermination of the leader of the Palestinian Islamist organization and orchestrator of the October 7 attacks, Yahya Sinuarmay be a turning point so that talks on ending the war can start again.

According to Agence France-Presse, a senior Hamas official said the Palestinian organization’s delegation reportedly stressed that Hamas is ready to agree to an end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip if Israel commits to the terms of any deal.

However, Qatar’s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, stressed that Qatari mediators may – after the killing of Sinwar – have re-engaged in talks with Hamas, but the organization remains closed. her papers on her plans for the ceasefire talks.

For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a post on the X platform, formerly Twitter, said he welcomed Egypt’s “willingness” to “promote the resumption of negotiations with the aim of reaching an agreement on the release of the hostages”. , at the moment when the head of the Mossad, David Barnea, will leave for Qatar where he will meet with the head of the CIA, William Burns and also with the prime minister and foreign minister of the country to restart the talks.

The new effort to reach a truce comes after the failure of previous talks, which centered on the proposal of the President of the United States, Joe Biden, last May.

This involved a three-stage plan, which would begin with a six-week ceasefire and lead to the final cessation of hostilities, providing for the complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip. This plan would also include the release of hostages and their exchange with Palestinian prisoners, as well as the entry of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave and its reconstruction.