فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Cairo – Agencies
In a new move aimed at finding ways to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is set to travel to the Egyptian capital, Cairo, to meet with Egyptian mediators. Two Palestinian sources familiar with the dossier revealed these developments on Tuesday.
One of the sources told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that “a high-level Hamas delegation, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, is expected to arrive in Cairo today, Tuesday, or tomorrow, Wednesday morning, at the invitation of Egypt, and will hold a meeting with Egyptian officials.”
The source added that the delegation will discuss “Egypt’s and the other mediators’ efforts” aimed at reaching a ceasefire and securing the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The second Palestinian source confirmed that “the mediators are in the process of formulating a new proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire agreement.”
They are discussing “several ideas, one of which centers on a 60-day truce, to be followed by negotiations for a long-term ceasefire and an agreement to release all Israeli prisoners (hostages), both living and dead, in a single batch,” the source added.
However, they emphasized that “so far, one cannot say there is anything new that allows for optimism, especially as the (Israeli) occupation is obstructing any agreement.”
A Hamas official, who requested anonymity, confirmed to AFP that the movement “has not yet received any new ceasefire proposal.”
However, he stressed that his movement “is ready to reach an agreement if the occupation decides to end the genocide, lift the blockade, and allow a normal flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.”
These diplomatic maneuvers come as Israel’s security cabinet approved, last Friday, a plan to take control of Gaza City and the adjacent refugee camps, with the stated objective of “defeating Hamas and freeing all Israeli hostages.”
It is noted that the Israeli hostages were captured during the attack launched by Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
Over the past few months, several rounds of indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, have failed to make any significant progress toward a ceasefire.
