According to several sources, Cairo is suggesting a “large-scale” hostage exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons, in addition to a several-week ceasefire.
A delegation from Egyptian intelligence arrives in Israel today in an attempt to revive stalled negotiations Cairo, Qatar and the United States to achieve one ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as reported by Egyptian security sources.
These sources indicated that this trip is taking place as a result of Egyptian “attempts” to reach a ceasefire and free all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
Likewise, they pointed out that Cairo has proposed a large-scale hostage situation for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons in addition to a ceasefire lasting several weeks, a proposal that the Egyptian mediation team conveyed to Hamas before informing Tel Aviv.
In addition to the exchange of prisoners and hostages, the Egyptian ceasefire proposal calls for Israeli forces to withdraw from several points in the Gaza Strip during the ceasefire to enable the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza, something Israel has previously rejected.
According to sources, once the Egyptian delegation returns from Tel Aviv, it will meet with a Hamas delegation to study Israel’s response.
Egypt’s new diplomatic offensive comes after Qatar said this week it is reassessing its role as mediator over the ‘attacks’. Israel’s ‘lack of seriousness’ in ceasefire talks.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohamed bin Abderrahman also regretted the ceasefire negotiations “They experience sensitive moments” and “some stagnation,” at a time when an imminent Israeli operation against Rafah is expecteda city on the south side of the Strip where 1.4 million people displaced by the war live in overcrowded conditions.
Meanwhile, yesterday, Thursday, the US military began a pier off the coast of Gaza which will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, infrastructure for thatIt could be ready in May, as announced by the Pentagon. It is believed that this pier will be able to deliver 2 million meals per day to Gaza.
Source: EITB
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