Netanyahu authorizes negotiators to enter detailed talks for ceasefire deal with Hamas

Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman, CNN

(CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized his negotiators to participate into elaborate negotiations to effort and agent a ceasefire and hostage merchandise woody pinch Hamas, an Israeli charismatic and a root acquainted pinch nan negotiations said.

The determination signals that Israel and Hamas are entering a caller shape of negotiations that could nutrient a last woody wrong a matter of weeks, if successful. Israel and Hamas connected Thursday some appeared inclined to underplay nan latest developments successful written statements, pinch group progressive successful nan talks expressing cautious optimism.

For months, Israel and Hamas person engaged successful mediated negotiations focused connected trying to scope a model agreement, intentionally leaving cardinal specifications — specified arsenic nan personality of Palestinian prisoners to beryllium released successful speech for hostages — speech arsenic they worked to hammer retired a framework.

The breakthrough successful nan talks came earlier this week aft nan United States projected caller connection for 2 cardinal clauses (8 and 14) focused connected nan scope and sequencing of negotiations group to return spot during nan first shape of nan statement successful bid to unlock nan 2nd shape of nan deal. Hamas broadly agreed pinch nan caller language, unlocking elaborate negotiations pursuing Netanyahu’s approval.

Mossad Director David Barnea, who has led Israel’s negotiating team, is group to lead nan negotiating delegation for nan caller information of elaborate talks, an Israeli root acquainted pinch nan talks said.

Talks are expected to beryllium held successful Doha starting arsenic early arsenic Friday, according to a elder Biden management official.

Those negotiations are expected to past 2 to 3 weeks, nan Israeli root said, to resoluteness issues specified arsenic nan identities of Palestinian prisoners to beryllium released, nan nonstop ratio of prisoners to hostages and nan method sequencing of nan releases.

Basem Naim, a personnel of Hamas’ governmental bureau, told CNN, “there is thing charismatic astir an effective statement for ceasefire. The enemy’s media are talking astir sending a delegation to Egypt, but location is thing charismatic aliases immoderate details. Negotiations did not commencement yet.”

“We are besides waiting for a affirmative consequence from nan Israeli side, which will initiate negotiations into specifications of nan deal,” Naim added. “We person nary accusation astir immoderate delegation visiting Cairo.”

Netanyahu said Thursday pinch US President Joe Biden to talk nan advancement successful nan negotiations and nan Israeli Cabinet was group to meet Thursday evening.

The telephone focused connected nan specifications of nan hostage and ceasefire deal, nan elder Biden management charismatic said, adding that location seems to beryllium a “pretty important opening” for nan hostage woody to beryllium agreed upon by each nan progressive groups.

When asked if nan management believes that Netanyahu is playing authorities and could effort to sabotage nan deal, nan charismatic said that nan woody is system successful a measurement that “fully protects Israel’s interests.”

The charismatic added that Biden will person nan opportunity to talk astir nan woody pinch different world leaders adjacent week during nan NATO summit, which will beryllium held successful Washington, DC.

CNN’s Samantha Waldenberg contributed to this report.

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