{"id":2360743,"date":"2024-10-28T19:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceasefire-negotiators-meet-despite-hamas-leadership-void-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T19:27:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T23:27:50","slug":"ceasefire-negotiators-meet-despite-hamas-leadership-void-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ceasefire-negotiators-meet-despite-hamas-leadership-void-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceasefire negotiators meet despite Hamas leadership void &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fceasefire-negotiators-meet-despite-hamas-leadership-void-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360743&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Officials met in Doha, \u200dQatar, over the weekend to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">revive\u200c ceasefire negotiations aimed<\/a> at ending the ongoing conflict between Israel and\u2062 Hamas. The discussions come after the death of Yahya\u200c Sinwar, a key Hamas leader, \u200braising questions about the group&#8217;s future negotiation stance. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah\u2064 El-Sisi\u2064 proposed a new two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-welcomes-talibans-announcement-of-3-day-ceasefire\/\" title=\"U.S. welcomes Taliban\u2019s announcement of 3-day ceasefire\">-day ceasefire<\/a> during \u2062which Hamas would release four Israeli hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&#8217;s office expressed openness to the proposal, though it was reported that he had \u2064not yet received it. Key figures in the negotiations included leaders from Israel&#8217;s \u200dMossad and the U.S. CIA,\u200b along with\u200c Qatari officials.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller\u200b stated that the U.S. aims to secure the return of hostages\u2064 and end\u200b the conflict but did not discuss specifics of the Egyptian proposal. Following Sinwar&#8217;s \u200bassassination, which\u200b symbolized a significant victory for Israel, there is\u2063 speculation about whether Hamas&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-miami-dolphins-head-coach-brian-flores-sues-nfl-alleging-racial-discrimination-in-hiring-process\/\" title=\"Former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores Sues NFL, Alleging Racial Discrimination In Hiring Process\">internal leadership<\/a> changes will lead\u2063 to\u200c a more flexible\u200b negotiating position. Hamas is currently undergoing a \u2064leadership transition, complicating predictions about its future actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ceasefire negotiators meet despite Hamas leadership void<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1848031\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Officials met in Doha, Qatar over the weekend to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-says-he-will-not-pardon-hunter-will-respect-sons-trial-verdicts\/\" title=\"Biden says he will not pardon Hunter, will respect son\u2019s trial verdicts\">restart ceasefire negotiations<\/a> that could, if <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> were to agree, end the devastating war between them. But it&rsquo;s unclear whether the death of the Yahya Sinwar will mark a change in the group&rsquo;s position.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Egyptian<\/a> President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said on Sunday they came up with a new proposal that would be a two-day ceasefire, during which Hamas would release four Israeli hostages, while previous proposals that included a longer pause have repeatedly failed. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s office&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IsraeliPM\/status\/1851009179655324002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;on Monday the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-govt-lockdown-to-last-12-months-expect-repeated-vaccinations\/\" title=\"UK Govt: Lockdown to Last 12+ Months, Expect Repeated Vaccinations\">prime minister<\/a> had not received the Egyptian proposal but if they had, Netanyahu &ldquo;would have accepted it immediately.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli delegation is led by Mossad Director David Barnea, and he met with CIA Director William Burns, and Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller declined during Monday&rsquo;s press briefing to talk about the Egyptian proposal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to speak to any specific proposals from the podium. I don&rsquo;t think it&rsquo;s helpful to get into them publicly,&rdquo; he explained. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always made clear that we are open to different types of arrangements, and we want to look at different types of arrangements and see if there are any possible, but ultimately, we have two major overriding goals here: one is to bring the hostages home, and the other is to end the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces killed Sinwar, who is considered to be the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack in southern Israel, earlier this month in what was a major symbolic victory for Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Sinwar &ldquo;wasn&rsquo;t willing to negotiate any further,&rdquo; Miller said, which is why his assassination provided a window for negotiators to work with. However, it&rsquo;s unknown whether Hamas will be more amenable to a deal without Sinwar at the helm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas has a process it goes through to select new leadership,&rdquo; Miller added. &ldquo;It appears to be going through that process now. We obviously don&rsquo;t have a great deal of insight into Hamas&rsquo;s internal decision-making, but based on our conversations in the region, our understanding is that Hamas is being run by a council now and, at some point, will go through a process to select a new leader, and I think the results over the next few weeks will determine whether there has been a change in their posture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His expectation that it will take a &ldquo;few weeks&rdquo; to determine whether Hamas&rsquo;s stance has changed presented a timeline for how long these negotiations could take, which would likely mean it would not happen before next week&rsquo;s presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is still holding approximately 100 Israeli hostages whom they have detained for more than a year now. Dozens of the hostages have been killed, though it&rsquo;s unclear exactly how many are still alive. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israeli forces have rescued a handful of hostages and tragically killed a couple of them unintentionally. Hamas has not willingly released a hostage since the two sides executed a weeklong ceasefire last November when the conflict was in its infancy.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s military is continuing operations against Hamas as the negotiations are restarting. They are currently reengaging Hamas in northern Gaza, where they have had to repeatedly go back to prevent the terrorist group from reconstituting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1848031\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1848031\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ceasefire talks resume in Doha amid Hamas leadership change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2360744,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hamas-Hostages-Israel-War-52369.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13427,13022,5191,8834,32076],"class_list":["post-2360743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ceasefire","tag-hamas","tag-leadership","tag-negotiators","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Hamas-Hostages-Israel-War-52369.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}