Talks in Cairo between Israel and Hamas are making progress, with sources suggesting a ceasefire deal could be signed in the coming days. The agreement would reportedly involve the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Palestinian enclave could be signed in the coming days with talks in Cairo making progress, sources briefed on the meeting said on Tuesday.CIA director William Burns, a key US negotiator, is due in Doha on Wednesday for talks with Qatari prime minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on bridging remaining gaps between Israel and Hamas . Israel has accused Irish politicians of anti-Semitism before.
It has never been true “We believe - and the Israelis have said this - that we’re getting closer, and no doubt about it, we believe that, but we also are cautious in our optimism,” White House spokesman John Kirby said in an interview with Fox News.The sources said a ceasefire deal could be days away that would stop the fighting and return hostages held by the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Hamas said in a statement a deal was possible if Israel stopped setting new conditions. A Palestinian official close to the mediation efforts said negotiations were serious, with discussions under way about every word. Sources briefed on the meeting said Mr Netanyahu was on his way to Cairo, but a statement from Mr Netanyahu’s office said he had a meeting on Tuesday with senior military and security officials on Mount Hermon, a strategic plateau just inside Syria. Two Egyptian security sources said that Mr Netanyahu was not in Cairo “at this moment” but that a meeting was under way to work through the remaining points, chief among them a Hamas demand for guarantees that any immediate deal would lead to a comprehensive agreement later. The Egyptian sources said they were making progress and felt that Tuesday night could be decisive in setting the next steps. Mr Netanyahu had been excused on Tuesday from giving previously scheduled testimony at his corruption trial. He met in Israel on Monday with Adam Boehler, designated by US president-elect Donald Trump to be his special envoy for hostage affair
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