Egypt hosts Hamas talks in Cairo

25/10/2024 6:11

        An Egyptian security delegation met
        with a delegation of Hamas leaders in Cairo as part of efforts
        to resume the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, Egypt's
        state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Thursday, citing an
        unnamed official source.
        
        Egypt and Qatar have acted as mediators between Israel and
        Hamas in months of talks that broke down in August without an
        agreement to end fighting that began when the Palestinian
        militant group launched attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7,
        2023.
        
        Hamas-run Al Aqsa TV said later on Thursday citing sources
        that a Hamas delegation, headed by chief negotiator and deputy
        Hamas Gaza chief Khalil Al-Hayya, arrived in Cairo to meet with
        the head of general intelligence agency, Hassan Mahmoud Rashad.
        
        Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday
        that he welcomed Egypt's willingness to advance a deal for the
        release of hostages in the Gaza Strip.
        
        Earlier in the day, Qatar and Washington's top diplomats
        said that U.S. and Israeli negotiators would gather in Doha in
        coming days to try to restart talks toward a deal for a
        ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza.