Egyptian delegation visited Tel Aviv to discuss potential deal to ‘end the war’ – report

An Egyptian delegation visited Tel Aviv last week in a bid to bring about an agreement “to end the war” between Israel and the Hamas terror group, according to a report.

An Egyptian official tells the Qatari-owned outlet Al-Arabi Al-Jadid that “things are still complicated.”

The unnamed source tells the newspaper that Cairo was exploring Israel’s “readiness to completely withdraw from the areas that the army entered in the Gaza Strip following the ground operation, in the event of a comprehensive agreement being reached.”

Meanwhile, a Palestinian source tells the newspaper that “internal consultations between the Palestinian factions are still continuing in order to conclude a prisoner exchange deal and a ceasefire.”

The war began with the devastating October 7 attacks, when some 3,000 terrorists stormed the border from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people — mostly civilian — and seizing over 240 hostages under the cover of a deluge of thousands of rockets fired at Israeli towns and cities.

Qatari mediators have reportedly told Israel that Hamas “agrees in principle” to resume negotiations for the release of further hostages taken by the terror group during the October 7 atrocities, in exchange for a truce of up to a month in the Gaza Strip.