As the Biden administration makes a final diplomatic push in the Middle East before next week’s U.S. presidential election, little is expected to be achieved before the result is known, officials and analysts in the region said on Monday.
Envoys from Israel, Egypt, the United States and Qatar renewed talks in Doha, the Qatari capital, on Monday over a cease-fire in Gaza.
American mediators were also expected this week to continue to try to reach a truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss sensitive diplomacy.
Osama Hamdan, a Hamas leader, said on Sunday that the group would only agree to a permanent cessation of hostilities, dashing hopes that Israel’s recent killing of the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, would bring about a swift change in its negotiating position.
Persons:
Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel, Osama Hamdan, Yahya Sinwar
Organizations:
Hamas
Locations:
Israel, Egypt, United States, Qatar, Doha, Gaza, Lebanon