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Monday, July 8, 2024
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Monday, July 8, 2024
Israel, US, Egypt holding talks in Cairo on reopening Rafah Crossing, blocking weapon smuggling
Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
The Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, on January 29, 2024. (Said Khatib/AFP)
Israel, Egypt, and the US are meeting in Cairo today to discuss reopening the Rafah Crossing and preventing weapon smuggling across the Egypt-Gaza border, according to the Walla news site.
The US team is led by White House Middle East czar Brett McGurk and CIA director Bill Burns. Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar is leading the Israeli delegation.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that in any hostage deal, it was essential that “weapons smuggling to Hamas from the Gaza-Egypt border will not be possible.”
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