Hamas delegation to visit Egypt for further truce talks after group indicated it would reject deal

Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief

Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. (AFP)
Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. (AFP)

A Hamas delegation is set to visit Cairo soon for further talks with Egyptian mediators about a potential truce-hostage deal, says a statement from the terror group.

The development comes hours after Hamas indicated that it would reject the latest proposal crafted by Egyptian, Qatari and American mediators and greenlit by Israel.

It also comes after Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh held a phone call with Egyptian intel chief Abbas Kamel during which he told the top mediator that his terror group is “studying the ceasefire proposal” in a positive spirit, the statement says.

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