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“While the Hamas proposal is far from meeting Israel's core demands, Israel will dispatch a ranking delegation to Egypt in an effort to maximize the possibility of reaching an agreement on terms acceptable to Israel,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Office.
He called on the Security Council, especially the United States and the Western countries that support Israel, to assume their responsibilities and curb the occupation force.
“I closely follow the positive developments pertinent to the ongoing negotiations to reach a comprehensive truce in the Gaza Strip. I call on all parties to exert more efforts to reach an agreement that will end the humanitarian tragedy from which the Palestinian people are suffering and finalize the exchange of hostages and prisoners,” said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on his official Facebook page on Monday evening.
A High-level source stated told Al-Qahera TV News Channel the Egyptian security delegation taking part in the talks between Palestinians and Israelis, have reached a consensus formula on many points of disagreement regarding establishing a truce in Gaza.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received Wednesday France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stephane Sejourne who is holding a tour in the Middle East.
A high-level source said, Monday that extensive discussions are being held between the Egyptian security delegation and Hamas delegation in Cairo, Monday.
Egypt is hosting a new round of indirect talks between Hamas movement and Israel regarding reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and increase the humanitarian aid that should enter the besieged enclave.
The Spokesperson stated that Minister Shoukry, during the first event, was keen on exploring ways to resolve the Gaza crisis, as the death toll of the Palestinians in the Israeli war rose to 34,454, while the injured number reached 77,575, in accordance with the latest data from the Health Ministry Office in Gaza on Sunday.
A senior official has refuted reports of planned meetings between Egyptian and Israeli officials regarding discussions on a Gaza truce beyond the scope of security delegations.
A high-ranking source said on Wednesday that Egypt is intensifying its contacts with all parties to find a way to implement ceasefire in Gaza Strip.
Egypt demanded the immediate adherence to the ceasefire in a way that opens up space to deal with all aspects of the crisis, according to a statement released by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday.
The proposal's first phase for a ceasefire involves the release of Israeli detainees including women, children, the elderly, and the sick. In exchange, a varying number of Palestinian prisoners, ranging from 700 to 1,000, would be released, as reported by Reuters.
The talks will be participated by Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators, with Hamas representatives and aim to tackle the outcomes of the Paris meeting on reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner swap between the Palestinians and the Israelis, ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin on Monday.
The source added that Egypt is exerting tremendous efforts to reach a fair truce agreement ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar during which Muslims worldwide fast from dawn to sunset.
During the meeting, which was held during Shoukry's visit to Geneva, the two sides discussed the humanitarian situation in the war-torn Gaza Strip, as the result of the war waged by Israel, which left about 30,000 people killed, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.
The members of the committee said that taking serious and urgent steps to ensure that relief corridors to deliver sufficient and urgent humanitarian, food and medical aid to the Gaza Strip is a must, expressing their rejection of restricting the entry of humanitarian aid.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry met Wednesday with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rio De Janeiro.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi emphasized Egypt’s unequivocal rejection of any form of displacement of Palestinians in a phone call with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday.
Officials have told the New York Times that negotiators are nearing an agreement between Hamas and Israel for a pause in the Israeli attacks in exchange for the release of the remaining captives in Gaza.
Minister Shokry commended the role of Spain in backing the Palestinian Cause historically at the European Union (EU).
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