China News Service, Beijing, February 27th. Comprehensive news: Qatar's Emir (Head of State) Tamim met with Haniyeh, leader of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), on the 26th to discuss the situation in Gaza and the ceasefire agreement.
U.S. President Biden said on the 26th that he hopes the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take effect next week.
According to the Qatar News Agency, Qatar’s Emir Tamim met with Hamas Politburo leader Haniyeh in the capital Doha on the 26th.
The report said that during the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as Qatar's efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Haniyeh said after the meeting that Hamas welcomed mediators' efforts to end the conflict and accused Israel of dragging its feet while Gaza civilians died under the siege, Al Jazeera reported.
According to the Associated Press, when asked in New York on the 26th when a ceasefire could be achieved in Gaza, U.S. President Biden said, "We are close, but not done yet." He hoped for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The agreement can take effect next Monday (March 4).
According to reports, the proposed agreement will include a suspension of hostilities between the two sides, the release of remaining hostages and allow hundreds of trucks to deliver urgently needed aid to the Gaza Strip every day during a six-week ceasefire.
According to CNN, earlier on the 26th, after Israel accused Hamas of "delusional" position, Hamas gave up some key demands in the agreement negotiations, bringing the negotiating parties closer to an agreement. a preliminary agreement.
Reuters quoted a U.S. official as saying that U.S. negotiators have been working hard to reach a "ceasefire exchange hostage" agreement before the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on March 10. Senior U.S. officials have been studying the issue last week.
According to Reuters, Palestinian Prime Minister Ashtiye announced the resignation of the Palestinian government on the 26th.
Ashtiye said the government's decision to resign was related to "war, genocide and famine" in the Gaza Strip, as well as the escalating situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
According to a report by Al Jazeera on the 26th, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society called on Israel on social media to immediately release seven detained Palestinian Red Crescent Society members.
The group said the members, including ambulance workers, anesthesia technicians and a doctor, were arrested during the Israeli attack on Amal hospital.
According to Reuters, Jordanian King Abdullah II warned Israel on the 26th of the dangers of implementing military action plans in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, and once again called for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and provide humanitarian assistance.
Abdullah II also said that the only way to end the conflict is to find a "political vision" for the Palestinians and establish a Palestinian state.
The Times of Israel reported that Greece had formally agreed to participate in EU maritime security operations in the Red Sea on the 26th to protect commercial shipping from attacks by the Houthi armed forces in Yemen.
However, Greek officials pointed out that the country's mission is defensive and Greece will not participate in U.S.-led attacks against Houthi military targets.
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