Hamas said on Saturday that the Palestinian terrorist group delegation met with mediators in Cairo, “positive” signs about the beginning of the conversation for the second phase of delicate Gaza ceasefire.
Meanwhile, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will send a delegation to Doha for a trussal talks on Monday.
Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanaua said in a statement that “Egyptians and Katri intermediaries are running to meet the implementation of the ceasefire agreement”.
He said, “The indicators about the beginning of the conversation for the second phase are positive,” he said, without providing further details.
In a statement, Netanyahu’s office stated that Israel had accepted an invitation from US-supported intermediaries and “would send a delegation to Doha on Monday in an attempt to pursue the talks”.
The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire ended on 1 March after the six -week relatives calmed down, including the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, although comprehensive hostility has not resumed.
While Israel has stated that he wants to expand the first phase by the middle of April, Hamas has emphasized the transition in the second phase, allowing a permanent end to the war.
On Saturday, a high -level Hamas delegation interacted with Egyptian officials in the second phase of the ceasefire. The Trus has stayed for more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza.
In the statement, Al-Qanaua spoke of “the need to implement the agreement to Israel for” the need to bind the mediators, “that:” Hamas confirms its readiness to start interaction for the second phase to meet the demands of our Palestinian people. “
Under the first phase, Gaza militants handed over 25 living hostages and eight bodies in exchange for the release of about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
Out of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attacks, Israel attacks, which triggers the war, remained in 58 Palestinian regions, with 34 Israeli army confirmed that they have died.
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