Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib: There is a consensus on renewing UNIFIL under the same terms as last year; while the Americans had requested a six-month renewal, this issue was resolved with Hochstein to extend it for a full year
Bou Habib: My initial impression was that Iran and Hezbollah's response would not come before the Doha negotiations, but what we are hearing is that the response will not target civilians
Gaza ceasefire talks get underway in Doha
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The White House has said that Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar involving top US officials had a “promising start” but that it did not expect to close a deal immediately.
“Today is a promising start,” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, who confirmed that the talks opened in Doha involving CIA Director William Burns.
Kirby added that the negotiations were likely to run into Friday.
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