Gaza ceasefire consultations yield no results — TV

The US-, Egypt-, and Qatar-mediated Gaza ceasefire consultations in Doha yielded no results, the Al Mayadeen television channel said, citing a senior Hamas official, Report informs referring to TASS.

According to the official, this round of talks between the mediators and parties to the conflict, which have been held in Doha and Cairo since August 15, is unlikely to be crowned by an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza and the prisoner release because of Israel’s refusal to withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow strip of land along Gaza’s border with Egypt.

Apart from that, according to the Hamas official, Israel has refused to release 65 Palestinian prisoners convicted to life terms.

"The talks are nearing a failure because of Israel’s refusal to meet proposals concerning outstanding matters. Hamas confirms that the talks in their current format will not lead to an agreement," the television channel cited the Hamas official.