A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday to negotiate a ceasefire after Israel reached an agreement this weekend.
The last-minute talks are the final push to ensure a possible end to the fighting before the start of the Islamic holiday of Ramadan. Israel has submitted an approved plan but has not yet sent its own delegation to negotiations in Egypt.
“The path to a ceasefire is literally easy at this hour. And there is an agreement on the table. There is a framework agreement,” a US official told reporters on Sunday.
If Hamas rejects the current agreement, Israel has said it will only engage in negotiations if Hamas first submits a complete list of all living hostages, a request Hamas has so far rejected. ing.
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A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Sunday to negotiate a ceasefire. (John McDougall/AFP via Getty Images)
The potential six-week ceasefire would be the first long hiatus in fighting since Israel launched a retaliatory operation last October. There was a brief pause in fighting late last year as Israel and Hamas exchanged prisoners and hostages, but the deal collapsed within days.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was ready for another temporary ceasefire to allow the hostages to return home, but insisted the war would continue until Hamas was completely eradicated from Gaza.
Prime Minister Netanyahu said an Israeli invasion of Hamas’ last stronghold in Rafah would proceed in the coming days or weeks, depending on the success of negotiations.
Hamas is pushing for any deal to end the war, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the war will continue until Hamas is completely removed from Gaza. (AFP via Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, the US has warned that any invasion of Rafah must include clear measures to protect civilians in the area, many of whom are the result of Israeli attacks in the northern Gaza Strip. , are flooding into border towns. Prime Minister Netanyahu agreed with the position that Israel must pay attention to the protection of civilians.
The U.S. military partnered with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to airlift approximately 38,000 meals to the region on Saturday. (Centcom)
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The United States is also seeking more aid for Gaza. President Biden’s administration has launched an aid campaign to airlift food and supplies to Gaza. The U.S. military partnered with the Royal Jordanian Air Force to airlift approximately 38,000 meals to the region on Saturday alone.
