Qatari and Egyptian officials are meeting with Hamas negotiators on Wednesday in an effort to push the militant group towards a cease-fire and hostage deal, three sources with knowledge of the meeting told Axios.
According to the sources, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the director of Egyptian intelligence, Abbas Kamel, are meeting with Hamas representatives in Doha to try to get the terror group to withdraw its new demands regarding the release of Palestinians who are serving life sentences in Israeli prisons.
U.S. officials told the outlet that over the past two weeks, the White House has become very doubtful about reaching a deal due to Hamas’ new demands, while an Israeli official said the negotiations are at a stalemate with little hope of a breakthrough at the midweek meeting.
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