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Egypt brings together rival Palestinian groups: Yesterday, Egypt hosted senior officials from Hamas and Fatah to discuss setting up a committee to run Gaza after the war, an unnamed official told Al Qahera News. The committee would be made up of independent figures that are not aligned with any movement and the idea was met positively and with flexibility from the two sides.
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Hamas is persistent that a ceasefire agreement isn’t divided, fearing that Israel would resume its attacks on Gaza after Hamas hands over its hostages, the source told Al Qahera News.
Remember: Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange Israeli detainees of Hamas for Palestinian prisoners. The temporary ceasefire would then see permanent ceasefire talks resume within 10 days. While initially both sides were reportedly ready to commit to the new accord, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was said to still be set on continuing Israel's invasion and strikes on northern Gaza during ceasefire negotiations, going against one of Hamas’ key conditions.
AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF- El Sisi, Burns discuss ceasefire: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and newly-appointed General Intelligence Service head Hassan Rashad met with CIA Director William Burns on Thursday to discuss the latest efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and exchange of hostages, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The meeting followed Burns’ three-day trip to Doha for talks with Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli officials.
Aid facilitation topped the agenda: El Sisi discussed ways to facilitate the movement of aid into Gaza to address the enclave’s growing humanitarian crisis as Israel moves to ban UNRWA, the UN agency that provides aid and support to Palestinian refugees — effectively barring aid from the largest aid provider to Gaza and the Palestinians.
El Sisi and Burns also discussed the escalations in Lebanon, with El Sisi stressing the need for an immediate ceasefire to preserve the country’s sovereignty.
