01/13/2025

Final Draft of Gaza Truce Deal Presented to Sides after 'Breakthrough', Official Says

The next 24 hours will be pivotal to reaching the deal

Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.

The official said the text for a ceasefire and release of hostages was presented by Qatar to both sides at talks in Doha, which included the chiefs of Israel's Mossad and Shin Bet spy agencies and Qatar's prime minister.

Steve Witkoff, who will become U.S. envoy when Trump returns to the U.S. presidency next week, attended the talks, the official said. A U.S. source said the outgoing Biden administration's envoy Brett McGurk was also there.

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