Egyptian intelligence officials enter Gaza for reconciliation and ceasefire talks

Egyptian intelligence officials entered the Gaza Strip on Monday through the Erez crossing, the Hamas-linked Palestinian Information Center reports.

The intelligence officials were expected to meet leaders of the Palestinian factions in Gaza to discuss intra-Palestinian reconciliation and a possible ceasefire between armed groups in the coastal enclave and Israel, the Palestinian Information Center report says.

Pictures shared on Twitter show Gaza-based officials greeting Ahmed Abdelkahliq, the official in the Egyptian General Intelligence Services responsible for the Palestinian file, after he crossed into the Strip.

In the past month, Egyptian intelligence officials have come several times to Gaza to hold talks with Palestinian officials there.

— Adam Rasgon