International Courant
ISTANBUL
Egypt maintains its place that Israel should withdraw its troops from the Philadelphi Hall on the Gaza-Egypt border and from the Rafah border crossing, an Egyptian supply mentioned Monday.
The state-affiliated Al-Qahera Information channel cited the high-level supply denying what Israeli media circulated of Egyptian approval for the Israeli military to remain within the Philadelphi Hall space.
The supply affirmed Egypt’s sticking to “the total Israeli withdrawal” from the 2 areas.
Israel’s public broadcaster, KAN, mentioned an Israeli delegation returned from Egypt after holding talks there on the Israeli presence within the Philadelphi Hall.
No particulars have been supplied by the broadcaster on the talks.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the Israeli military will stay within the Philadelphi Hall.
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas and Egypt insist on Israel’s full withdrawal from the border space.
Gaza cease-fire talks within the Qatari capital, Doha, concluded Friday by presenting “a proposal that narrows the gaps” between Israel and Hamas that’s in line with the rules set out by US President Joe Biden on Might 31.
Biden mentioned in Might that Israel offered a three-phase deal that may finish hostilities in Gaza and safe the discharge of hostages held within the coastal enclave. The plan features a cease-fire, a hostage-prisoner change and the reconstruction of Gaza.
However Hamas mentioned Sunday that Netanyahu set new circumstances within the Gaza cease-fire and hostage swap proposal that was floated in the course of the Doha talks.
“The brand new proposal (solely) meets Netanyahu’s circumstances and aligns with them, notably his refusal of a everlasting cease-fire, a whole withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and his insistence on persevering with the occupation of the Netzarim Junction (which separates the north and south of the Gaza Strip), the Rafah crossing, and the Philadelphi Hall (within the south),” Hamas mentioned in an announcement.
For months, the US, Qatar and Egypt have been attempting to succeed in an settlement between Israel and Hamas to make sure a prisoner change and cease-fire and permit humanitarian help to enter Gaza.
However mediation efforts have been stalled as a consequence of Netanyahu’s refusal to fulfill Hamas’s calls for to cease the battle.
Israel, flouting a UN Safety Council decision demanding a right away cease-fire, has continued its brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7, 2023 assault by Hamas.
The Israeli onslaught has since killed over 40,130 Palestinians, principally girls and youngsters, and injured greater than 92,740, in response to native well being authorities.
Greater than 10 months into the Israeli onslaught, huge tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water and medication.
Israel is accused of genocide on the Worldwide Court docket of Justice, which ordered it to right away halt its army operation within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the place greater than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the battle earlier than it was invaded on Might 6.
*Writing by Ahmed Asmar in Ankara
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