Senior Hamas official says Cairo ceasefire talks did not make any progress

A senior Hamas official denies that the recent talks in Cairo made progress toward a ceasefire agreement with Israel in the Gaza Strip

Speaking to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-linked Palestine Al-Youm news channel, the Hamas official states that the organization had not been presented with any new ideas regarding a ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing that the organization opposes partial or temporary truce proposals.

On Saturday, all five members of the Hamas executive council were in Cairo and met with senior Egyptian officials. Last night, Reuters reported that there had been a breakthrough in the talks on an agreement, citing Egyptian sources.

Israeli officials have also denied that there had been a breakthrough in the talks, but stopped short of saying that there had not been any progress made.