Trump and Netanyahu gather today in the US to discuss Gaza and conflict with Iran

Even Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, the Saudi Arabia could be expected to be another country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel. However, the Israeli response and the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza put the subject on the waiting measure. Saudis said that they will only normalize relations with Israel if Netanyahu’s government paves the way for the creation of a Palestinian state, something unlikely in the current government coalition.

However, according to RFI, there is a possibility of news about Abraham’s agreements. A statement about the end of the conflict in Gaza can be as important as a statement about the creation of a Palestinian state. And that could make way for more adhesions to Trump’s agreement in 2020.

Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel

While Netanyahu is in Washington, another delegation of Israeli negotiators is in Doha, Qatar, with the aim of resolving differences after Hamas’s response. The differences between the parts are concentrated in three aspects: the model of humanitarian aid distribution in the Gaza Strip, the removal of the Israeli troops from the territory, and the requirement of Hamas that the 60-day ceasefire necessarily leads to the end of the conflict. The Palestinian group wants guarantees from the United States that this will happen.

After the Hamas response and Israel’s security office meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported in an official statement that Hamas’s requirements are unacceptable. However, according to information obtained by RFI, if there was no possibility of negotiation, the Israeli delegation would not even leave doha.

The families of Israeli hostages have been informed about the decision to send a delegation to Doha and require updates on the negotiation process.