AhlulBayt News Agency: An Egyptian security delegation is reportedly expected to arrive in Tel Aviv in the coming hours in an effort to reach a Gaza captive and ceasefire deal.
According to Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, the Cairo officials are expected to present a “comprehensive vision” for an agreement, amid optimism that a deal can be reached in the wake of ceasefire with Lebanon.
The report said the plan calls for a truce that will initially last a month or two and will see the gradual release of Israeli captives held in Gaza, with first priority given to older captives or those who are sick.
Concurrently, “broader and longer discussions will take place, without military pressure on the ground,” the report added.
Egyptian officials will request that Hamas be given a period of several days after the truce begins in order to provide a list of the living hostages.
The plan would also see the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Gaza quickly returned to operation, under the supervision of the Palestinian Authority, with Egyptian oversight.
‘Israel’ would be given, according to the report, the right to veto those crossing to Egypt, with Cairo guaranteeing it will secure a Palestinian commitment that Hamas will not be allowed to control either the crossing or the Strip “during the coming period.”
The deal would also see an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza, and medications would enter the Strip for the hostages that need, Al-Akhbar added.
The report also said that ‘Israel’ will initially be permitted to maintain its military positions within Gaza, but without carrying out operations.
Israeli media also reported the visit, with Israeli Channel 12 saying a team from the Egyptian intelligence will visit Tel Aviv on Thursday.
The Times of Israel also cited Al-Akhbar report, adding that: “While not mentioned in the report, the potential deal is also assumed to include the release of Palestinian prisoners.”
Earlier on Wednesday families of Israeli captives held for over a year in the Gaza Strip temporarily blocked the entrance to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Knesset office, demanding that he meet with them and promote a hostage deal.
The protesters were removed by Knesset security. They then went down one floor and blocked the stairs leading to the faction wing of the building, where the various political parties hold meetings and press conferences Israeli media reported.
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According to Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar, the Cairo officials are expected to present a “comprehensive vision” for an agreement, amid optimism that a deal can be reached in the wake of ceasefire with Lebanon.
The report said the plan calls for a truce that will initially last a month or two and will see the gradual release of Israeli captives held in Gaza, with first priority given to older captives or those who are sick.
Concurrently, “broader and longer discussions will take place, without military pressure on the ground,” the report added.
Egyptian officials will request that Hamas be given a period of several days after the truce begins in order to provide a list of the living hostages.
The plan would also see the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Gaza quickly returned to operation, under the supervision of the Palestinian Authority, with Egyptian oversight.
‘Israel’ would be given, according to the report, the right to veto those crossing to Egypt, with Cairo guaranteeing it will secure a Palestinian commitment that Hamas will not be allowed to control either the crossing or the Strip “during the coming period.”
The deal would also see an increase in humanitarian aid for Gaza, and medications would enter the Strip for the hostages that need, Al-Akhbar added.
The report also said that ‘Israel’ will initially be permitted to maintain its military positions within Gaza, but without carrying out operations.
Israeli media also reported the visit, with Israeli Channel 12 saying a team from the Egyptian intelligence will visit Tel Aviv on Thursday.
The Times of Israel also cited Al-Akhbar report, adding that: “While not mentioned in the report, the potential deal is also assumed to include the release of Palestinian prisoners.”
Earlier on Wednesday families of Israeli captives held for over a year in the Gaza Strip temporarily blocked the entrance to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Knesset office, demanding that he meet with them and promote a hostage deal.
The protesters were removed by Knesset security. They then went down one floor and blocked the stairs leading to the faction wing of the building, where the various political parties hold meetings and press conferences Israeli media reported.
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