Israel says it is willing to make one last attempt at negotiations with Hamas before invading Rafah

The Israeli Government told an Egyptian delegation that traveled to Israel your availability to make one last attempt at negotiation with Hamas reach a “temporary” truce before launching a ground invasion of the Gaza population Rafawhere 1.4 million people are packed, according to a journalist from the Israeli newspaper Walla.

“There is a clear deadline to enter Rafa and Israel will not accept another round of useless conversations for fraud purposes”said a senior Israeli official quoted by the journalist Walla Barak Ravid.

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According to this source, Israel is interested in release of 33 kidnapped for humanitarian reasons, adding that the ceasefire will depend on the number of Israelis released.

According to the high Israeli officerIsrael told the Egyptian delegation that preparations for the operation in Rafa They are serious and will not allow Hamas let it delay.

Furthermore, the source indicated that conversations with the mediator delegation were “good” and that the Egyptians made it clear that they intend to pressure Hamas to reach an agreement.

Hamas You have held 133 people hostage since the October 7 attack, about half of whom are believed to be dead.

These statements come after an Egyptian delegation visited Israel try to reach a truce in Gaza strip and end the war, at a time when there is talk a ceasefire are reaching an impasse.

Security sources informed EFE on Thursday that a delegation from the Intelligence service of Egypt would travel to Israel this Friday in an attempt to revive the stalled truce negotiations mediated by Cairo, Qatar and the United Statessomething that was also reported by Arab and Israeli media.

The sources, who requested anonymity due to sensitivity of the subject, They indicated that this trip takes place as a result of “efforts“The Egyptians must reach a ceasefire and release all hostages held by the Islamic group Hamas in Link.

Likewise, they pointed out that Cairo suggested a large-scale exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons in addition to a multi-week truce, a proposal that the Egyptian mediation team conveyed to Hamas before reporting Tel Aviv.

In addition to the exchange of prisoners and hostages, the Egyptian truce proposal insists that during the ceasefire Israeli troops withdraw from various points in the area. Range and allow displaced Palestinians to return to their homes in northern Gaza, something Israel has previously rejected.

According to sources, as soon as the Egyptian delegation returns from Tel Aviv, it will meet with a Hamas delegation to study Israel’s response.

Source: Elcomercio

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