Bethlehem – Ma’an – An Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Egypt today, carrying, according to Egyptian sources, Tel Aviv’s approval to engage in the ceasefire deal and begin the prisoner exchange process, provided that the timetable for the deal will be agreed upon in the coming days.
The Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reported that estimates in Egypt are that the deal will go into effect at the beginning of next week, if things go as planned, in light of the serious American pressure on Israel on the one hand, and the regional diplomatic movements supporting these efforts on the other hand.
However, there are Egyptian fears that the Israeli government will not adhere to the ceasefire, after receiving part of the prisoners. According to the information, Egypt and Qatar asked the Palestinian resistance not to carry out attacks targeting Israel, in exchange for American verbal pledges to end the war and ensure that it is not renewed, amid fears that these pledges will be ‘inconclusive and binding’ for
Washington, whose officials are engaged in the presidential election campaign.
Efforts for rapprochement between Ramallah and Hamas
Egypt has begun new efforts to bring views closer between the authority in Ramallah and the resistance, through contacts that will be intensified in the coming days. According to the Lebanese newspaper, which quoted Samrad Masri as saying, ‘The only way to pass several matters in favor of faster improvement of the situation in the Gaza Strip, and serves as the key to the solution to end the Israeli justifications for continuing the war,’ provided that ‘concepts are developed after discussions of various parties, and to ensure resort to holding Palestinian elections.’ As soon as possible.
The Egyptian source added, ‘Part of these solutions and visions that are being prepared for the next day in the negotiations will be based primarily on the presence of a Palestinian delegation that expresses the various movements and has powers that enable it to make decisions.’
Source: Maan
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