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The Guardian

Hamas sends delegation to Cairo peace talks but rules out direct participation



Negotiations stall over Benjamin Netanyahu’s demand for an Israeli presence on Egypt-Gaza borderHamas has sent a delegation to Cairo to be briefed on progress in peace talks, but an official from the group said it would not participate directly in the negotiations it had been boycotting for the past 10 days.Hamas representatives were expected on Saturday in the Egyptian capital, where negotiators from Israel, the US, Egypt and Qatar have been holding talks on a elusive deal that would involve the release of Israeli hostages, the freeing of Palestinian detainees and a ceasefire. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/24/hamas-delegation-cairo-peace-talks-benjamin-netanyahu-israeli-gaza-egypt

Author : Julian Borger in Jerusalem

Publish date : 2024-08-24 12:47:38

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