Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Thursday a group delegation will visit Egypt soon to continue indirect talks with Israel for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
This came in a phone conversation between Haniyeh and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel.
Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas have taken place in both Egypt and Qatar aimed at reaching a deal that includes a prisoner swap, under which Israeli captives would be released in exchange for the release of Palestinians from Israeli jails.
More than six months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins, pushing 85% of the enclave’s population into internal displacement amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine, according to the UN.
Nearly 34,600 Palestinians have since been killed and over 77,700 others injured amid mass destruction and shortages of necessities.
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