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Entered2024.05.04 20:05 Modified2024.05.04 20:05
A delegation from the Palestinian armed faction Hamas arrived in Cairo, Egypt on the 4th (local time) to discuss a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip with Israel.
According to an AFP news report, Al-Qahira News, a state-run media outlet in Egypt, reported the arrival of the Hamas delegation and quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying, “There has been significant progress in talks (do not fire) between Hamas and Israel.” “Egyptian mediators have reached an agreed formula on most issues,” he added.
Hamas political director Ismail Haniyeh previously told Egypt’s Director of National Intelligence (GNI) Abbas Kamel that he was considering a new ceasefire agreement with a ‘positive stance’. In addition, with the news that William Burns, the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), also arrived in Cairo the day before, there is speculation that the truce talks could have achieved notable results.
In relation to this, Reuters reported that US government officials believe that some progress has been made in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of hostages. On the 26th of last month, Israel presented a new ceasefire agreement to Hamas through Egypt.
Although the full text has not been made public, it states that there will be 33 hostages, including women, the elderly, and patients, kidnapped by Hamas, which carried out a surprise attack on Israel on October 7 last year , are exchanged for 900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and that a ceasefire will be maintained for about 40 days It is known that it is limited.
In particular, Israel, which had so far rejected a permanent ceasefire, saying it would destroy Hamas, is said to have taken a step back, leaving room for compromise, saying it could discuss ‘restoring sustainable calm.’ Major foreign media outlets predicted that once a ceasefire ends, additional negotiations regarding a permanent ceasefire could begin.
(Photo = Office of the President of Egypt)
Reporter Lee Hwi-Kyung dehg@wowtv.co.kr
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