Gaza ceasefire talks: Hamas chief rings up Egypt, Qatar officials
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh discussed the ongoing Gaza ceasefire talks in separate phone calls with Egypt's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. A statement by the Palestinian Islamist group on Thursday said a delegation is set to visit Egypt soon for further ceasefire talks in the Gaza war.
The statement added that Haniyeh had affirmed the group's «positive spirit in studying the ceasefire proposal» in the phone call with Egypt's Kamel.
On Saturday, Hamas said it received Israel's latest position and would study it before giving a reply. The Egyptian state-affiliated Al-Qahera News quoted an unidentified high-level Egyptian source as saying that the Hamas delegation would arrive in Cairo in the next two days.
Speaking to Reuters, a Palestinian official close to the mediation also said the Hamas delegation's visit could take place in the next two days. Hamas' statement added that the negotiations to be held in Cairo aim to «mature a deal that achieves the demands of our people and ends the aggression.» Another statement by Hamas on Thursday said Haniyeh and Al Thani agreed to continue the ongoing talks to «mature a deal» through Qatari and Egyptian mediation.
Egypt recently renewed its bid to push stalled negotiations between Israel and Hamas to agree a ceasefire in Gaza.
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