CAIRO(Palestine Foundation Information Center) Two Egyptian security sources said, “There was no agreement on Sunday in the Gaza ceasefire talks that took place in Cairo, with neither Hamas nor Israel agreeing to several compromises presented by mediators,” casting doubt on the chances of success in the latest US outlined proposal to end the 10-month-old Israeli war of genocide in Gaza.
The Hamas delegation and the Israeli negotiating team left Cairo Sunday evening, while the head of the Israeli occupation government, Benjamin Netanyahu, insists on occupying the Salah al -Din Corridor, known as the Philadelphi Corridor.
For long months, many rounds of ceasefire talks have been a failure in reaching an agreement that would end the Israeli aggression on the Strip or lead to a prisoner exchange deal.
The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, told a press conference in Halifax, Canada, that Washington is still working in Cairo towards reaching a ceasefire deal.
Key sticking points in ongoing talks mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar include an Israeli control over the so-called Philadelphi Corridor, a narrow 14.5-km-long (9-mile-long) stretch of land along Gaza’s southern border with Egypt.
The Egyptian sources said, mediators put forward a number of alternatives to the Israeli occupation forces’ control on the Philadelphi Corridor and the Netzarim Corridor which cuts across the middle of the Gaza Strip, but none were accepted by the parties.
The Israeli occupation authorities also expressed reservations on several of the Palestinian detainees Hamas is demanding the release of, and Israel demanded their exit of Gaza if they are released, the sources added.
A Hamas delegation left Cairo on Sunday after holding talks with mediators, senior official Ezzat El-Resheq said, adding that the group had reiterated its demand that any agreement must stipulate a permanent ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
