Hamas leader in Egypt to discuss new ceasefire amid Gaza war
Leader of the Hamas resistance movement Hamas has arrived in Egypt to discuss a potential ceasefire that includes exchange of prisoners and flow of more aids for the blockaded territory.
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The Qatar-based Ismail Haniyeh was expected to hold talks with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel.
Haniyeh, before leaving Qatar, met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian.
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad also said on Wednesday a delegation of the movement headed by Secretary General Ziad Nakhaleh will visit Egypt in the coming days to “discuss ways to stop the aggression and a prisoner exchange deal.”
The statement added that a potential exchange of captives will take place based on the principle of "everyone for everyone" within a political process agreed upon by the forces representing the Palestinian people, led by Hamas.
Western media reports have described the negotiations as intensive and suggested a breakthrough could be possible within days.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Tuesday told relatives of some of the remaining 129 captives held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks that the head of Mossad was working on efforts to free the Israeli captives.
Mossad director David Barnea held a "positive meeting" in Warsaw this week with CIA chief Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, AFP reported, citing an unnamed source.
The source said the talks were ongoing to reach an agreement around the release of the remaining captives in Gaza in exchange for a truce and the potential release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
The regime’s president also said on Tuesday they were ready for another pause and to allow additional aid into Gaza to enable the release of captives.
Qatar last month helped broker a week-long truce in which 80 Israeli captives were freed in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
