Israel-Hamas, how the negotiations are really going. The Egyptian tip-off –

Cold shower in the short-lived hope of progress in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Cairo. The prospect of an agreement, even defined as imminent, had been raised by an Egyptian intelligence source, informed regarding the talks in Cairo, but both Israel and the Palestinians denied it. «We don’t see an agreement on the horizon yet. The distance between the parties is still great and so far there has been nothing substantial”, reported Israeli government sources as reported by Canale 12 and Yedioth Ahronoth. Similar line in Gaza.

An informed Hamas source told Al-Jazeera that there was no progress and that Israel had not responded to any of the Islamist organization’s requests. “All the attempts and efforts of the mediators to reach an agreement clashed with Israeli obstinacy,” added a source from the Palestinian factions speaking to the Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen. «At the moment there is no progress. If there are any, we will announce it through official channels. Hamas is firm in its demands, including a ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the entry of aid, the return of Gaza’s displaced people and an exchange of prisoners”, read the rest of the speech. The Egyptian 007s seem to have made a mistake.