Egypt has been in contact with senior Hamas and Israeli figures as well as other mediators in an effort to restart negotiations for a truce in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins tomorrow, two Egyptian security sources say.
Egypt’s contacts with Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and the Hamas terror organization were carried out under a mandate from the Egyptian presidency in an effort to bring the two sides’ divergent positions together, the sources say, without providing further details.
Qatar, Egypt and the United States have been trying to negotiate a deal for a ceasefire during Ramadan in return for the release of Israeli hostages who have been held in Gaza since October 7, when Hamas terrorists slaughtered some 1,200 people in southern Israel and seized 253 hostages, of whom over half remain in Hamas captivity.
The latest round of talks, not attended by Israel, broke up in Cairo this week.
Israel’s Mossad said yesterday that efforts to secure a deal were ongoing, despite dimming hopes for securing a truce before Ramadan starts.
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