“To say that we are approaching a cease-fire agreement is an illusion,” declared a Hamas official, who denounced the “imposition of American orders.”

What is the outcome as talks continue on a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip? “To say we are approaching a ceasefire is an illusion”A senior Hamas official condemned Sami Abu Zohri in a statement to AFP on Saturday August 17. “We are not facing an agreement or real negotiations, but rather the imposition of American mandates.”He denounced this member of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Movement. US President Joe Biden said on Friday that no agreement had been reached. “Never been so close” For a ceasefire and release of hostages. Discussions are set to resume in Cairo next week. According to a joint statement by the United States, Qatar and Egypt. Follow our live stream.

The Egyptian president warns against a “vicious and dangerous circle of regional instability”. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi warned on Saturday “Vicious and Dangerous Circle of Instability” Regional situation in Middle East, conflict in Gaza continues. “We must seize the opportunity to continue negotiations.” With a view to a ceasefire in the Palestinian territories, “To reach an agreement that will end the bloodshed”Abdel Fattah supported al-Sisi, according to the president’s press release. Stephane Sejournay, head of the French Diplomacy, received his resignation in Cairo (Egypt), informed his interlocutor for his part. “French Efforts to Reduce Tensions” Regional.

At least nine people were killed in an Israeli attack in Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that an Israeli strike in the Nabatieh sector had killed at least nine people, including a woman and her two children. Five people were injured in the strike, two of whom are in critical condition, the ministry said. The Israeli army, for its part, explained that it had attacked “A Hezbollah Weapons Depot” Nabatieh in the Lebanon region, as well “Military Structures” Islamic movement in Hanain and Maroon el Ras regions.

According to Gaza Civil Defense, the Israeli attack killed 15 members of the same family, including 9 children. All were killed in an airstrike “Their house in Al-Jawida and nearby warehouses”Gaza Strip Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal said the victims, including nine children between the ages of 2 and 17, were from the Ajla family.

Anthony Blinken is expected in Israel. Joe Biden asserted in a press release that the US diplomatic chief will make a new diplomatic visit. “(…) No one in the region should act to undermine this process in order to emphasize that a full ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages is in sight.”.