Doha cease-fire talks to begin in the shadow of Iran's retaliation: Iran News Agency

IP - Talks to end the war in Gaza will take place on Thursday with the participation of Arab mediators and an Israeli delegation. The Hamas side says it will not directly or indirectly negotiate with Israel and will individually discuss with intermediaries.

Iran Press/West Asia

Senior US government officials have shown optimism that they are close to an agreement, but they have not consistently reached the goal.

Senior US diplomats are gathering across the Middle East ahead of Thursday's important meeting.

Meanwhile, Israeli intelligence is convinced Iran will attack. Israel is watching what kind of retaliation Iran will carry out, and America wants to prevent war in a wider region.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani called on Wednesday that all major players in the region should seriously engage in discussions and not take actions that would compromise efforts to reach an agreement.

As the US calls for an end to the war in Gaza, the Department of Defense approved 20 billion dollars of arms supplies to Israel.

Iran has announced that it will not consider sending representatives to Qatar's cease-fire talks. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States will attend the talks.

CIA Director Bill Burns and US Middle East Special Envoy Brett McGurk will attend the Doha Conference after Anthony Blinken postponed his trip to the Middle East.

The current mediation was carried out amid a sharp rise in regional tension since Hamas political leader Ismail Hanye was murdered during a visit to Tehran on 7/31.

Western leaders have asked Tehran not to attack Israel regarding the murder of Hanye, which occurred a few hours after Hezbollah's senior commander Fuad Shukr was killed in the Israeli air strike on Beirut.