Delegation of the Islamist group Hamas. led by its Politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh, met on Wednesday in Cairo with Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s Middle East adviser, to continue negotiations. ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Stripthey reported EFE security sources.

Both delegations were scheduled to meet with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Abbas Kamel, as well as other officials from the service, to discuss the Paris ceasefire proposal, as well as what Hamas is proposing to implement it, and exchange of prisoners and hostages between both sides, added an Egyptian security source who wished to remain anonymous.

The same source confirmed that Cairo hopes to achieve the “goals” of these negotiations during this round and stressed that they are “close to overcome all obstacles and declare a truce between the two sides,” without going into details.

Finally, the source stated that American envoy He then plans to travel to Israel to meet with the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahuand Israeli army leaders will discuss a truce and plans for a military operation in the Palestinian city of Rafah, which borders Egypt.

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These talks with the United States, Israel’s channel of communication in the ceasefire negotiations, are a new attempt on Israel’s part. intermediaries so that a truce in the Palestinian enclave will take place.

The conflict, which has now lasted more than four months, was sparked by a Hamas attack in Israel that left some 1200 dead and also caused more 29 thousand dead in the Gaza Strip.

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He Qatari Prime MinisterMohamed bin Abderrahman Al Thani assured last Saturday in Munich negotiations to reach a truce agreement in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas “they are not developing as expected” and that the last few days had not been “very promising”, although he was optimistic that an agreement could be reached “very soon”.

(EFE)