Egypt’s intelligence chief meets with Qatari PM, Israeli and Hamas delegations for Gaza ceasefire talks

CAIR0 – 14 July 2025: Egyptian head of General Intelligence Hassan Rashad held meetings with the Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, as well as negotiating delegations from both the Palestinian and Israeli sides. The meetings aim to overcome the differences that impede reaching a ceasefire agreement in the besieged Gaza Strip, Al Qahera News reported on Monday.

Egypt, Qatar and the US have intensified their mediating efforts to communicate a recent 60-day ceasefire proposal to Israel and Hamas. However, the latest round of talks held in Doha was almost to collapse because of the dispute over maps presented by the Israeli occupation army about its troops’ withdrawal during the ceasefire period in Gaza.

Also, this comes as the Israeli plan to relocate Gaza residents to a so-called "humanitarian city" has sparked a wave of anger and sharp criticism, described as a prelude to large-scale forced displacement.

Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz revealed details of this plan during a press briefing, explaining that it calls for the creation of a closed zone in the southern Gaza Strip from scratch during a potential 60-day truce.

The plan's first phase aims to relocate approximately 600,000 displaced Palestinians to the area, along with the establishment of four aid distribution centers run by international organizations. According to Katz's statements, the entire population of Gaza will be relocated later.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced on Monday that Israel killed 120 martyrs and injured 557 others in the past 24 hours.

Israeli occupation forces kill dozens of Palestinians daily in their genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip, where the death toll of the Palestinians rose to 58,026 martyrs and 138,520 injuries have been reported since October 7, 2023, According to the daily news briefing by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza on Sunday.