A glimmer of hope on the war in Gaza. The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said he was “confident” about a new proposal for a truce in the Strip, on which he is awaiting the response of Hamas and Israel. “The proposal took into account the positions of both sides and tried to achieve moderation,” he said from Riyadh while attending the special session of the World Economic Forum.
Meanwhile, the Hamas leadership does not intend to leave Qatar, but would move to Jordan if they had to. Moussa Abu Marzouk dispels rumors that the political leadership of the Palestinian group could move from Qatar to Iraq, Syria or Turkey. Marzouk told Iranian television network al-Alam that “any potential transfer, which is not currently underway, would take place in Jordan.” «Jordan is a nation that supports the Palestinian resistance and Hamas maintains a positive relationship with the Jordanian government», the message. Hamas political leaders were reported earlier this month to be exploring the possibility of moving their base of operations out of Qatar, as the Gulf state faces growing pressure over its influence on the Palestinian group in indirect negotiations of truce with Israel. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said last week there were no plans to close the office of Hamas’ political wing while its mediation efforts in the Gaza war were ongoing.
