Ceasefire negotiations between Israel and "Hamas" resumed in Cairo today, reports the pro-government Egyptian media "Al-Qahera News", which is close to the Egyptian security services, reported Agence France-Presse, quoted by BTA.
"A source from the Egyptian security services has confirmed to "Al-Qahera News", the renewal of negotiations in the Egyptian capital for a truce between Israel and "Hamas,", the channel said. He also emphasized the "joint efforts of Qatar and Egypt", the mediators in this conflict, "to maintain the progress" achieved in previous rounds of negotiations.
On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had given the go-ahead for new truce talks in Gaza, a Palestinian territory that has been under siege and bombardment for nearly six months and where the population is threatened with "imminent starvation". according to the UN.
"Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with the Mossad director and the Shin Bet director and approved a new round of talks over the next few days in Doha and Cairo," his office said in a statement.
Last night, hundreds of demonstrators called on the Israeli government to find a solution to the release of the people taken hostage during the "Hamas" offensive. in Israel on October 7 and still held in the Gaza Strip.
Despite efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the US, the truce talks have stalled, with Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement blaming each other for the deadlock, AFP notes.