Report: Cairo asks US to push Israel to increase Gaza aid, hoping it will influence ceasefire negotiations

Egyptian officials have appealed to the US to intervene in Gaza and force Israel to increase the amount of humanitarian aid that it allows into the war-torn enclave amid a worsening humanitarian crisis there, according to Lebanon’s Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar newspaper.

The report says that the US has yet to respond to Cairo’s request.

According to the Al-Akhbar, Cairo believes that increasing the flow of aid to Gaza could push Israel and Hamas to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release deal, as the dire humanitarian situation in the Strip is creating a “crisis of confidence” among negotiators regarding Israel’s commitments.

It says that negotiations are currently deadlocked, and Egyptian sources tell the newspaper that the atmosphere is “depressing” as prospects for progress dim.