An unnamed senior Israeli official told Israel’s Channel 12 today that there has been “significant progress” in Gaza hostage-release talks in Doha after the mediating states presented to Israel and Hamas an updated ceasefire proposal. “We are close to a decisive moment,” the senior official said, reported the Times of Israel. “There is tangible progress.”
“There is a green light from the prime minister to move forward on many issues,” the official continued. “The situation is encouraging.”
Diplomats told the Times of Israel on July 16 that the new maps submitted by Israel would not have IDF troops holding on to the Morag Corridor, which divides Rafah and Khan Younis. The senior official said Israel would hold a zone 1.5 km wide along the Egypt-Gaza border, and about 1 km around the rest of the Strip.
