CAIRO: Talks on a truce in the Gaza conflict are making progress in Cairo and all parties have agreed on basic points, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News state-affiliated TV channel said early today, citing a senior Egyptian source.
Six months into its offensive against the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Israel also voiced cautious optimism about the latest round of mediated negotiations.Israel and Hamas sent teams to Egypt yesterday, following the arrival on Saturday of CIA director William Burns, whose participation followed US pressure for a deal that would free hostages held in Gaza and ease the humanitarian crisis there.SPONSORED CONTENT Sabah revenue hits RM6.
Of those, 129 hostages remain, and negotiators have spoken of around 40 going free in the first stage of a prospective deal with Hamas.According to Al-Qahera, the Hamas and Qatar delegations left Cairo and will return within two days to agree on the terms of a final agreement, while the Israel and US delegations will leave within a few hours.Hamas wants to parlay any deal into an end to the war, full withdrawal of all Israeli forces and return of displaced Gazans.
While saying he was more optimistic than before about a diplomatic breakthrough, Katz add: “Israel is poised to continue the war.”
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