Israel's delegation received Hamas's new proposal

TEHRAN (defapress) - An Israeli delegation has traveled to Qatar after a new Hamas proposal earlier this week generated renewed hope for a truce agreement, as fighting continues to rage across Gaza.

The talks were set to resume next week when another negotiating team would be deployed to Qatar, the Netanyahu office said. 

The office added there were still “gaps between the parties” in their positions.

The latest development came after Hamas on Wednesday said it had presented new “ideas” to Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish mediators on how to reach a ceasefire and captive exchange deal to halt the nine-month-long conflict.

At least 38,011 Palestinians have been martyred in Israel’s war on Gaza, since October 7. 

While details of Hamas’s latest proposal were not immediately clear, a US official said Thursday they contained a substantial shift in the group’s previous position. The official described the update as a “breakthrough” while cautioning that obstacles remained.