A senior Hamas official confirmed that a new round of indirect negotiations with Israel began on Saturday in Doha, Qatar, with both parties entering the discussions without setting any preconditions.
If confirmed, these discussions mark a significant shift for Hamas, which has long insisted that any proposal must include a permanent ceasefire and a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza—preconditions that Tel Aviv has roundly rejected.
Resolving the fate of missing persons is not only a legal obligation under international humanitarian law, but a moral imperative and a precondition for peace, the ...