Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced this Sunday that he has transferred Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, his intention to Convene your security cabinet This same Monday to treat the Second phase of the high the fire agreement.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered negotiating delegation to leave Cairo tomorrow (Monday) to address the application of phase one of the agreement,” said Netanyahu’s office in a statement. “After the cabinet meeting scheduled for tomorrow, the team will receive instructions to continue negotiations on phase II issues.”
The call of the security cabinet occurs this Monday despite the fact that according to the pact achieved with Hamas, it contemplated the start of the second phase of contacts for last week.
Second negotiation phase
Netanyahu’s announcement occurs after Witkoff himself explained in the Fox News chain that the second phase of negotiations will start next week in “a place yet to be determined.”
Witkoff has stressed that he has maintained this Sunday very productive and constructive telephone conversations “with Netanyahuwith Prime Minister Qatari, Mohamed Bin Abdulrahman to Zani, and the head of Egyptian secret services, Hasan Rashad.
Trump’s envoy has dealt with them ” calendar of phase two and The postures of the parties to understand where we are. “
This second phase of negotiations “is a bit more intricate and complex in regard to approaching the parties, “according to Witkoff, who explained that in this second part it seeks” the end of warbut also that Hamas does not participate in the government and stop being in Gaza. “
Trump’s special envoy has concluded that they have to “square these two issues”, but that “phase two will start, clearly.”
