Polistratics [News•Watch•Weekly] 036

This Week's Edition: CIA Honors Qatari Intelligence Chief, Qatar Hosts Ceasefire Talks Amid Gaza Carnage, UAE Rejects Post-Gaza Peacekeeping Without PA, Hezbollah's Underground Rocket Sites — And More

News stories we’re watching this week …

• CIA gives head of Qatari intelligence top award.

• Negotiators seek Gaza ceasefire deal in Qatar talks as death toll surpasses 40,000.

• Iraq postpones plans for US troop withdrawal amid regional tensions.

• UAE says no to post-Gaza peacekeeping force without PA control.

• A just and sustainable peace in Sudan is possible.

• Turkey, Iraq sign accord on military, security, counter-terrorism cooperation.

• Hezbollah footage shows apparent underground rocket launch sites.

• Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns.

• Saudi Arabia 'dodging' $15 million payment to US for Yemen campaign support.

• Lebanese hold their breath as mediators scramble to avert all-out war.

• EXPLAINER OF THE WEEK: New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand?

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Gaza ceasefire talks to resume for second day in Qatar • FRANCE 24 English

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