Hamas delegation leaves for Cairo to talk Israel ceasefire

A Hamas delegation has left the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing for meetings with Egyptian officials in Cairo on efforts to broker a ceasefire with Israel, Palestinian media reports.

The delegation is headed by Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas who arrived in Gaza last week.

According to the Al-Quds daily, the Hamas members will present the Egyptians with their terms for a ceasefire — a 5-year truce with Israel in exchange for the openings of the border crossings with Israel and Egypt. The return of a pair of Israeli citizens and the bodies of two soldiers seized in the 2014 Gaza war would likely take place at a later state, the newspaper reported.

المكتب الاعلامي لمعبر رفح مغادرة وفد حركة حماس قطاع غزة للجانب المصري عبر معبر رفح قبل قليل pic.twitter.com/GcSxB3YwZq

— المركز الفلسطيني للإعلام (@PalinfoAr) August 8, 2018