[Updated from time to time] Combat halted, hostage release, negotiations will take time to come to fruition?

As fighting continues between the Israeli army and the Islamic organization Hamas in the Gaza Strip in Palestine, negotiations are being held with the mediation of Qatar and other countries to halt the fighting and release the hostages, but American media reports that ``there are currently no talks underway.'' There is still only a minimum framework in place,'' and some believe that it will still take time for negotiations to be concluded

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*We will update you on developments regarding Israel and Palestine as of February 1st, Japan time.

The Israeli military continued its military operations on the 31st

in areas such as Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, which is said to be an important Hamas base, with ground forces deployed to urban areas and facilities where rockets were manufactured, as well as underground tunnels. It was announced that it had been destroyed.

A hospital in Khan Younis has taken refuge for the injured and sick, as well as many residents, but health authorities in the Gaza Strip say they have run out of food stored in the hospital as heavy fighting continues in the surrounding area. People's lives are being threatened.

Health officials say 26,900 people have been killed in Israeli attacks so far.

Under these circumstances, in the ongoing negotiations mediated by Qatar and Egypt, it is reported that the Israeli side has so far agreed in general to a cessation of fighting and the gradual release of hostages. It is believed that they are in talks with.

Regarding this, the Washington Post, a leading American newspaper, wrote in an article on the 30th,

citing sources involved in the negotiations, that the current negotiations are to release all civilian hostages held by Hamas during the cessation of hostilities.

It is reported that only the bare minimum framework is still being discussed, including that Israel would release three times as many Palestinians

in exchange .

He also expressed the view that as the details are worked out, there will definitely be things that both sides cannot agree on, and there are also observations that it will take some time for negotiations to bear fruit.