World Courant
JERUSALEM
Israeli officers on Tuesday reported progress in Egypt-hosted talks aimed toward reaching a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap with Hamas.
Israeli public broadcaster KAN, citing officers, stated progress had been made on vital points throughout a go to by the top of the Shin Wager safety service, Ronen Bar, to the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
It, nonetheless, didn’t present any particulars about these vital points.
Bar returned to Israel early Tuesday from Egypt.
An Israeli official, nonetheless, known as for warning, predicting “difficult negotiations” with Hamas.
Bar and Mossad chief David Barnea are set to fly to Qatar on Wednesday to attend a four-party assembly with Egypt and the US to discover methods of advancing Gaza cease-fire talks.
For months, efforts by the US, Qatar, and Egypt to mediate an settlement between Israel and Hamas for a hostage alternate and cease-fire have been hampered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rejection of Hamas’ name to halt hostilities.
Flouting a UN Safety Council decision demanding a right away cease-fire, Israel has confronted worldwide condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7, 2023 assault by Palestinian group Hamas.
Greater than 38,200 Palestinians have since been killed, largely ladies and kids, and over 88,000 others injured, in line with native well being authorities.
9 months into the Israeli struggle, huge tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of meals, clear water, and medication.
Israel stands accused of genocide on the Worldwide Courtroom of Justice, whose newest ruling ordered it to right away halt its army operation within the southern metropolis of Rafah, the place over one million Palestinians had sought refuge from the struggle earlier than it was invaded on Might 6.
*Writing by Rania Abu Shamala
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