DOHA (Dispatches) – The Zionist regime’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a delegation to resume Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Qatar, even as the Zionist regime continues to rule out a permanent end to the war, according to reports.
“Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved the professional-level delegation of the Mossad (spy agency), the IDF (military) and the ISA (internal security agency) to continue the negotiations in Doha,” the statement from Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday.
Hamas and the Zionist regime were in negotiations in December to reach a ceasefire deal, but the Palestinian group accused Israeli negotiators of putting forward “new conditions” that delayed reaching a deal.
Earlier this week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Hamas had dropped one of its key demands that a ceasefire lead to a permanent end to the war in Gaza, creating the pathway for a potential truce that would pause fighting and allow for the release of captives in return for Palestinian prisoners. 
But the WSJ said the Zionist regime demanded it receive only living captives in any exchange and refused to approve the release of some of the Palestinian prisoners requested by Hamas. 
The U.S. and the Zionist regime have long insisted Hamas is an obstacle to a ceasefire, but analysts and regional officials say Netanyahu has shown little interest in striking an agreement.
Throughout 2024, the U.S. insisted that the late Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was the main obstacle to a ceasefire. However, more than two months after Sinwar was killed in a firefight with Zionist troops, a ceasefire remains just as elusive. 
In the occupied territories, critics of Netanyahu, including relatives of some of the dozens of captives still in captivity in Gaza, have accused him of stalling a deal for his political survival.
Netanyahu’s far-right coalition partners insist they will bring down his cabinet if he agrees to end the war. Netanyahu faces a corruption trial for receiving luxury gifts and performing political favors and could face an investigation into the October 7, 2023 operation on southern parts of the occupied territories.
Meanwhile, an Egyptian source has told the Al-Araby Al-Jadeed news outlet that Netanyahu has returned to his “evasive approach” in the Gaza ceasefire talks, hindering negotiations. 
The source, who was described as “familiar with the negotiations,” said in the report that the change in the Israeli positions surprised mediators and slowed recent progress made in the indirect talks with Palestinian movement Hamas. 
Netanyahu submitted a new list of demands, which included modifications regarding the captives Israel wants to be released, as well as additional conditions related to the timeline for the army’s withdrawal during that phase of the proposed agreement, the source said.
He added that talks were “proceeding very well” until the latest Israeli changes.