The “Israel-Hamas” peace conference in Qatar strikes me as another iteration of Lil’ Ze’s Swiss talks with Russia. As Russia wasn’t invited, the thing was bound to fail from the start and was likely just another delay tactic. In Doha, one couldn’t expect Hamas to be present when “Israel” murdered the party’s chief negotiator. Outside of Bibi’s bunker and maybe DC, few are buying the ruse.

“Israel” has thwarted the Doha negotiations regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and the efforts of mediators, said Ghazi Hamad, a member of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip, adding that none of the disputed issues have been settled during the talks.

In an interview for Al Mayadeen on Friday, Hamad made it clear that no agreement can be reached without a complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of the Israeli occupation forces from Gaza, the return of displaced people, and the completion of a prisoner exchange deal.

He affirmed that Hamas’ stance is strong and unwavering and enjoys the full backing of Palestinian factions, adding, “We will no longer engage in futile negotiations.”

Press TV coverage:

Earlier in the day, the United States, Qatar and Egypt issued a joint statement saying they held Gaza ceasefire talks in a positive atmosphere in the Qatari capital Doha. They added that the talks were “serious, and constructive.”

The mediators put forward a “bridging proposal” that would allow the “swift” implementation of a deal that would end the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli captives, the joint statement said.

The mediating trio claimed that their proposal “narrows the gaps between the parties,” referring to the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli regime.

The US could have been more serious and constructive about building bridges, etc. if it had refrained from arming the zionists and, thus, aiding and abetting their genocide. But that’s not how things are done. And none of this has anything directly to do with the pending responses of Hezbollah and Iran.

Developing, maybe deceptively and delayed, but developing…