Gaza Ceasefire: Israeli Safety Delegation In Egypt For Ceasefire Deal Negotiations

An Israeli safety delegation arrived in Cairo to proceed negotiations on the implementation of the second part of the recently-reached Gaza ceasefire-for-hostage launch deal, in keeping with well-informed Egyptian sources. The Israeli delegation consists of officers from the Israeli intelligence company Mossad and Shin Guess safety company, the sources informed Xinhua on situation of anonymity.

“The discussions targeted on the execution of the second part of the ceasefire settlement, together with the reopening of the Palestinian aspect of the Rafah border crossing to permit the passage of injured Palestinians,” the sources added.

The talks additionally addressed the presence of Israeli troops within the Philadelphi Hall, positioned on the Gaza-Egypt border, with Israel in search of a partial withdrawal whereas Egypt insists on a full Israeli withdrawal from the world, in keeping with the sources.

They added that the Egyptian and Israeli safety officers mentioned an extra swap of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as per the phrases of the deal, Xinhua information company reported.

Israel and Hamas reached a three-stage ceasefire deal final week, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US, after greater than 15 months of preventing. The present six-week stage of the truce deal, which started on Sunday, consists of the discharge of Israeli captives from Gaza and Palestinians from Israeli prisons, in addition to intensified humanitarian help supply to Gaza and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave.

Earlier a tense ceasefire settlement between Israel and Hamas took impact on Sunday, initiating six weeks of calm and elevating hopes for an finish to fifteen months of Israeli assaults on Gaza that devastated the enclave and for the discharge of dozens of hostages held there.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the ceasefire by almost three hours after Hamas missed an 8:30 a.m. deadline to submit the names of the primary three hostages to be launched later within the day. Hamas cited technical causes for the delay however later supplied the record.