Middle East crisis live: hopes for Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal rise as officials express cautious optimism
2024-12-18 11:00:04 - From: The Guardian
Israeli negotiating team has travelled to Qatar with Hamas, US and Arab officials all suggesting a deal may be within reach
Israel will remain on the strategic Mount Hermon site on the Syrian border until another arrangement is found, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said.
Israeli troops occupied Mount Hermon when they moved into a demilitarised zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights following the collapse of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government earlier this month.
We are holding this assessment in order to decide on the deployment of the IDF in this important place until another arrangement is found that ensures Israel’s security.
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