Israel decided not to send its negotiators to Cairo because Hamas did not give it a list of hostages to be released.
Israel will not send its negotiators to Cairo today, Sunday, to negotiate a cease-fire in Gaza, they say The Times of Israel and Haaretz.
Israel and the extremist organization Hamas were expected to continue negotiations in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Hamas negotiators arrived in Cairo in the morning.
However, Israel is not going to participate in the negotiations, at least on Sunday, because Hamas refused to provide it with a list of the surviving hostages.
The agreement was said to be close
Before Israel’s announcement on Sunday, a high-ranking US official had commented to the media that Israel had “virtually accepted” the agreement on a six-week ceasefire in Gaza.
According to public information, Israel and Hamas would have already reached an agreement on at least the exchange of prisoners and the duration of the ceasefire.
According to the representative of Hamas, a ceasefire can be reached in Gaza in one or two days if Israel agrees to the demands set by Hamas. A representative of Hamas told the news agency AFP about it anonymously.
According to its representative, Hamas has demanded, as part of the cease-fire agreement, at least that 400-500 aid trucks a day could enter Gaza to transport food, medicine and fuel to the Palestinians.
The goal is a ceasefire before Ramadan
Hamas has demanded, among other things, an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza and the return of Palestinians who had to flee their homes to the northern parts of Gaza.
In addition to Hamas and Israel, Egyptian, Qatari and American negotiators have participated in the ceasefire negotiations.
The mediators of the ceasefire agreement have aimed to reach an agreement on the ceasefire before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which starts next Sunday.
The United States, Qatar and the Palestinian Authority operating in the West Bank have expressed their hope that the ceasefire would enter into force next week. President of the United States Joe Biden however, estimated on Thursday that it would take longer to reach an agreement.
According to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, Israeli airstrikes and attacks in Gaza have already killed more than 30,400 people. Most of the dead have been women and children.
Sources: AFP, Reuters