According to reports in Arab media networks, a preliminary agreement has been reached between the Egyptians and the Palestinians, which will allow the opening of the Rafah Crossing - under the supervision of the Palestinian Authority.
As you may recall, one of Hamas's main conditions for a ceasefire was the opening of the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
According to the report, Abbas' security forces will control the crossings, which may also satisfy Israel's security needs.
According to the report, Hamas agreed to this condition, as supervision of the crossing would be carried out by the Palestinian unity government in which it is a partner.
Another summary promises that a conference will be held in Norway next month to raise funds for the reconstruction of the ruins in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas' disarmament
The Israeli delegation arrived in Cairo last night for the talks.
Channel 2 reported that the parties are not expected to speak directly to each other. Mark Regev, the Israeli government's spokesman for foreign media, made it clear that the key to the talks is Hamas' disarmament.
""The burden of responsibility is on Hamas, we have been burned more than once, and therefore we are entering the talks with our eyes open," he emphasized.
Hamas is expected to demand an end to the siege of Gaza, as well as the transfer of control of the crossings to a non-Israeli entity. Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan pointed an accusing finger at Israel: "We hope that this time they can be committed to the ceasefire." In this context, Hamas' head of government in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh, emphasized that the organization's leadership will work in cooperation with the Palestinian delegation.
Kerry: Israel has the right to defend itself
US Secretary of State John Kerry addressed the ceasefire that was reached in an interview he gave to the BBC last night, and called on Israel and the Palestinians to use the time to resume political negotiations. Kerry called for reaching a "two-state solution," and expressed support for Israel's position: "No country would accept such a situation. The United States stands behind Israel's right to defend itself under these circumstances," he clarified.
Meanwhile, the US announced that it is joining the talks in Cairo and is temporarily abandoning the Qatari-Turkish channel. The US representative in the talks will be Frank Lowenstein, the US envoy to the Middle East. Lowenstein will replace Martin Indyk, who resigned from his position. US State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced that "the United States will not speak directly with Hamas as part of the talks.".
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