Gaza truce talks underway in Qatar: Palestinian source

Indirect negotiations betwixt Israel and Hamas towards a ceasefire woody successful the Gaza Strip person started successful Qatar, a Palestinian authoritative acquainted with the talks told AFP connected precocious Sunday (July 6, 2025).

"Negotiations are astir implementation mechanisms and hostage exchange, and positions are being exchanged done mediators," the authoritative said. The talks began astatine astir 9:30 p.m. Jerusalem clip and were inactive going on, helium added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, nether mounting unit to extremity the war, said connected Sunday (July 6, 2025) that helium hoped an upcoming gathering with U.S. President Donald Trump could "help advance" a Gaza ceasefire deal.

But adjacent arsenic helium announced precocious connected Saturday (July 5, 2025) that helium was sending negotiators to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas, helium said the group's effect to a draught U.S.-backed ceasefire connection contained "unacceptable" demands.