A delegation of Hamas will visit Cairo for talks aimed at securing a truce with Israel.
Mediators are stepping up their efforts to reach a deal in the face of an Israeli attack on the town of Rafah.
The official said the delegation would discuss a ceasefire proposal delivered by Hamas to the mediating countries of Qatar and Egypt, as well as its response Israel.
He did not disclose details of the latest proposals.
Yesterday, Israel’s foreign minister said the planned invasion of Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians have taken refuge, might be suspended if a deal is reached to free the Israeli hostages.
Hard-line nationalist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich today appealed to Netanyahu not to delay the attack on Rafah, saying a deal with Egypt’s proposals would amount to a humiliating defeat.
Without the elimination of Hamas, Smotrich said in a video he gave to the press directed at Netanyahu, “A government with you at the head will have no right to exist.”
According to newsit, when asked if Smotrich, who is not a member of Netanyahu’s war council, had details of the Egyptian proposal, his spokesman did not immediately comment.
Western countries, including Israel’s closest ally – the US – have called on Israel not to attack Rafah because of possible civilian casualties.
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