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Negotiators due in Qatar for Gaza talks

The Mercury

July 07, 2025

AN ISRAELI delegation was expected in Doha yesterday for talks on a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said that Hamas's response to a draft US-backed ceasefire deal included some “unacceptable” demands.

Faced with mounting calls to end the war that is nearing its 22nd month, Netanyahu was due to meet today with US President Donald Trump, who has been making a renewed push to end the fighting.

At the weekend, protesters gathered in Israel’s coastal hub of Tel Aviv for a weekly rally demanding the return of hostages still in the Gaza Strip since Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war.

Macabit Mayer, the aunt of captives Gali and Ziv Berman, called for a deal “that saves everyone”.

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