Latest Gaza Ceasefire Talks Stalled, Report Claims

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The latest ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have “hit an impasse in recent days,” making any agreement unlikely before the end of the Biden administration, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing “Arab mediators.”

The WSJ said the two sides were considering a 60-day ceasefire during which up to 30 Israeli captives held in Gaza would have been released.

In exchange, Israel was to set Palestinian prisoners free and allow greater humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza, the mediators said.

But the talks have now stalled, as they got deeper into the specifics, the report added.

“Mediators said Israel insisted that it receive only living hostages in any exchange and refused to approve the release of some of the Palestinian detainees sought by Hamas,” the WSJ said.

Hamas also demanded the ceasefire be a “path to an end to the war”, it added.

According to the WSJ, a U.S. official said the structure of a potential deal hasn’t changed since the spring, but that the most significant issue now separating the two sides is about the captives and the prisoners.

It added that Arab mediators said they expect both sides to come back to the negotiating table after the new administration takes over in Washington.