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SvennoJ on 30 June 2025
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What’s the latest on the Gaza ceasefire?

  • Hamas says it is willing to free the remaining 50 captives in exchange for a full withdrawal of Israeli troops and an end to the war in Gaza. Israel rejects the offer, saying it will agree to end the war if Hamas surrenders, disarms and goes into exile – something the group refuses.
  • Ron Dermer, a top adviser to Netanyahu, will travel to Washington, DC, this week for talks on a ceasefire, the AP reports, adding plans are being made for the prime minister to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal.
  • But talks between Israel and Hamas have repeatedly faltered over a major sticking point – whether the war should end permanently as part of any ceasefire agreement.
  • Trump has said Netanyahu “is right now in the process of negotiating a deal with Hamas, which will include getting the hostages back”.
  • Netanyahu says Israel’s “victory” over Iran in their 12-day war has created “many opportunities”, including for freeing Israelis held in Gaza.


Qatar outlines efforts to broker Middle East peace

A Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman has addressed the media, detailing efforts to halt Israel’s war on Gaza and keep the ceasefire with Iran intact. Here are the main news lines:

  • Qatar is involved in efforts to reach an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue, and the guarantee against a return to escalation is the commitment of all parties to a ceasefire.
  • There are serious US intentions to push for a return to negotiations on Gaza, but there are complications.
  • It has become difficult to accept the continued human losses in the Gaza Strip, and the continued link between the humanitarian and military aspects in Gaza cannot be accepted.
  • Israeli intransigence is preventing the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.
  • There was an official apology from Iran’s president to the Qatari people in a phone call to the emir following the targeting of Al Udeid airbase.


Hamas official says no news on ceasefire from Israel for four weeks

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan has told Al Jazeera that:

  • We presented a comprehensive vision leading to a comprehensive deal.
  • We are determined to seek a ceasefire that will save our people, and we are working with mediators to open the crossings. The continuation of the aggression entails the continuation of the resistance.
  • The Palestinian people must be given their right to a sovereign state.
  • There has been no news from Israel regarding a ceasefire for four weeks.
  • Netanyahu is trying to exploit his battle with Iran and is practicing blackmail at the expense of our people’s blood.
  • The US administration continues to send uncomfortable messages as an honest broker, and for four weeks we have not heard a clear position from Washington condemning Netanyahu’s rejection of the ceasefire proposal.
  • The Us knows that Netanyahu is a fugitive from justice at the international level, and it believes that his acquittal at the domestic level may exonerate him internationally.


Golan to ‘remain part of’ Israel in any Syria peace deal

Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says the occupied Golan Heights “will remain part of” Israel under any potential peace deal with Syria.

The territory was seized by Israel from Syria in 1967 and later annexed in a move not recognised by the UN.

“In any peace agreement, the Golan will remain part of the State of Israel,” Saar told a news conference in West Jerusalem.

Israel is interested in establishing official diplomatic ties with Syria and Lebanon, he added.