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Hamas has demanded Israel stop flying drones over Gaza in hostage negotiations.
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https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/17/politics/hamas-israel-drones-hostage-negotiations/index.html
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While Israel could pause its military operations for as long as several days to allow for scores of hostages to be released, the sources suggested it is unlikely to accept the drone request since it would mean losing track of the movements of Hamas operatives, including any efforts to move the hostages within the Gaza strip.
A pause in the fighting that also requires Israel to keep its drones out of Gaza’s airspace would deny the IDF one of its most important ways to observe Hamas movements from above.
The negotiating parties – Israel, Hamas and the US, with Qatar mediating between them – continue to grind away, as they try to reach an agreement on a number of sticking points.
On Friday, President Joe Biden spoke with Qatar’s leader, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, according to a person familiar with the call.
Senior Biden administration officials including National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, NSC Middle East coordinator Brett McGurk, and CIA Director Bill Burns have been engaged “almost hourly” on the efforts to get the hostages out of Gaza, sources said.
The process of struggling to get the hostages out of Gaza was described to CNN as deeply emotional, intense and challenging – and even more so in recent days as a deal appeared increasingly within reach.
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