Sources told the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq that a delegation of Hamas members is in Cairo to discuss cease-fire proposals with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamal.
Egypt and Qatar are working on their own proposal to bridge the gaps between the parties
Sources told the Saudi newspaper Al-Sharq that a delegation of Hamas members is in Cairo to discuss cease-fire proposals with Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamal.
Earlier, a senior Egyptian official told the AP news agency that Hamas rejected the Israeli offer to release the hostages in exchange for a two-month cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, and giving senior Hamas officials the opportunity to leave the Strip.
According to the source, Egypt and Qatar are working on their own proposal to bridge the gaps between the parties.
The U.S. imposed Iran-related sanctions on an Egyptian bank on Friday, part of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's campaign to increase economic pressure to try to break a stalemate six months into Washington's war with Iran.
Mediators in the Iran war are stepping up efforts to get the Strait of Hormuz reopened, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.
Qatar's prime minister visited Tehran on Thursday in a bid to relaunch diplomacy after the U.S. and Iran traded recriminations over Washington's promise to increase economic pressure, a move one Iranian official described as "all-out economic war".
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