‘Our delegation will arrive in Egypt’s capital Cairo on Saturday for talks for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip’, said the Hamas. Hamas has been studying a ceasefire proposal for the past few days presented to it during the latest rounds of talks held in Cairo.
Specifics of the proposal are not yet public, any deal will comprise a ceasefire in Gaza in lieu of the release of hostages in captivity. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails are also expected to be released along with other concessions on Israel’s part.
While talks had been delayed for weeks, the negotiations have picked up pace lately. The United States along with regional partners Egypt and Qatar are facilitating negotiations between Hamas and Israel.
Hamas said in a statement released on Friday that it is determined to achieve a deal that includes a complete cessation of aggression.
‘We in Hamas and the Palestinian resistance forces are determined to achieve an agreement that fulfils our people’s demands for a complete cessation of the aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation forces, the return of the displaced, relief and reconstruction, and a serious exchange deal’, said Hamas in the statement.
The statement further said, ‘We emphasise the positive spirit with which the Hamas leadership dealt with the ceasefire proposal it recently received, and we are going to Cairo in the same spirit to reach an agreement’.
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