Hamas delegation leaves Cairo, to return in 24 hours with final response to Egypt’s proposal on Gaza ceasefire

CAIRO – 5 May 2024: The Hamas delegation, tasked with negotiating a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, left for Doha for consultations and will return on Tuesday to complete the negotiations regarding a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, a source told Al Qahera News on Sunday.

The movement stated on Sunday that the Cairo talks ended and the delegation will return to Doha for consultation with the leaders. It added that the Hamas delegation delivered the movement's response to the mediators in Egypt and Qatar, noting that in-depth and serious discussions took place with them.

The movement affirmed its positive and responsible approach, and “its keenness and determination to reach an agreement that meets the national demands of the Palestinians, ends the aggression completely, achieves [Israeli] withdrawal from the entire Gaza Strip, returns the [Palestinians who] displaced, intensifies relief, begins reconstruction, and completes the prisoner swap deal.”

The Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt on May 4 and made significant progress in negotiations, a high-level source told Al Qahera News.

Egypt is hosting a new round of indirect talks between the Hamas movement and Israel regarding reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and increasing the humanitarian aid that should enter the besieged enclave.

According to Al Qahera News, the Egyptian proposal entails the release of 20-40 captives currently held by Hamas in Gaza, in exchange for Palestinian security prisoners serving lengthy sentences or who are elderly.

Israel has killed 34,622 Palestinians, the majority of them women and children, since the 7th of October 2023. It also has injured 77,867 others, said the Palestinian Ministry of Health Office in Gaza on Saturday.