A Hamas delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo today to meet with senior Egyptian officials on efforts to reach a renewed ceasefire in Gaza, Qatari-owned newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports.
Egyptian sources tell the newspaper that an Israeli military delegation also made a short visit to Cairo last night and met with Egypt’s intelligence chief, Hassan Rashad.
The delegation discussed the Israel Defense Force’s limited ground operation in Gaza and the reinforcement of forces across the entire Strip, the newspaper says.
According to the report, Hamas informed mediators that it is willing to release Israeli hostages, provided that this is part of the transition to the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. Israel has refused to advance to the second phase of the now-defunct ceasefire deal, which would see Israel’s military pull out of Gaza, unless all hostages are released.
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