Critical day in Gaza negotiations: Israel to present withdrawal map

Israel is expected to present a new withdrawal map in Doha talks. The Tel Aviv government is expected to present a new withdrawal map today in the ceasefire talks in Doha, the Qatari capital, which have stalled due to Israel's insistence on maintaining its occupation of a large area surrounding the Gaza Strip.

According to Israel's Channel 12 television, mediators are waiting for new maps to be presented by Tel Aviv.

Ceasefire talks in Doha stalled

Despite Hamas's acceptance of Israel's desired buffer zone of 0.7 to 1 kilometer width, ceasefire negotiations in Doha, the capital of Qatar, have been stalled due to Israel's insistence on maintaining its occupation, which is 3 kilometers wide in some places according to the latest map it presented.

The red lines of both sides do not match.

It was reported that Israel and Hamas's red lines do not align, and that Israel is expected to present a new withdrawal map.

On the other hand, Haaretz newspaper reported, citing an Arab diplomatic source, that the mediator countries did not give up despite the disagreement.

“The US side is not happy with Israel’s map.”

The diplomatic source said mediators were trying to balance Hamas, which has made it clear it cannot accept the withdrawal map Israel has presented, with Israel struggling to reach an agreement with the government's hawkish wing on a more realistic map.

It was reported that the US side was also not satisfied with the map presented by Israel and conveyed this to Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

Resignations may occur on the Israeli side

Meanwhile, Israeli state television channel KAN reported that sources close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu predicted that far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir would resign if a ceasefire agreement was signed.

It was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with another far-right minister, Bezalel Smotrich.

It was stated that Netanyahu was trying to soften the opposition of Finance Minister Smotrich and Ben-Gvir to the agreement.

What's on the rejected map?

The Times of Israel noted that, according to the rejected maps, Israel intends to maintain its occupation of one-third of Gaza's territory, including Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where a concentration camp is planned to be established under the guise of a "humanitarian aid city" to collect Palestinians for deportation to other countries.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations

US President Donald Trump announced that Israel had accepted the conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and the offer was presented to Hamas by Qatar and Egypt, who mediated the ceasefire talks.

Hamas had announced that it had conveyed its "positive response" to the offer of a ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement with Israel in Gaza to mediators and that it was ready for negotiations to implement the ceasefire.

The Tel Aviv administration had argued that Hamas's amendment to the Qatari proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza was unacceptable, but the Israeli delegation went to Doha, the capital of Qatar, for negotiations.

While the parties continued negotiations in Doha regarding a 60-day temporary ceasefire, the release of 10 alive and 18 dead Israeli prisoners in Gaza, and negotiations for a permanent ceasefire, it was noted that the disagreements had been largely resolved, but Israel's insistence on maintaining its occupation of the perimeter of the Gaza Strip could not be overcome.

Israel has announced plans to establish a "concentration camp" in Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip, to maintain its occupation and deport Palestinians to other countries even if a ceasefire is reached.