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Israel to send negotiating team to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Shafaq News/ On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister, BenjaminNetanyahu, announced that a delegation will be sent to the Egyptian capital,Cairo, for negotiations.

A statement from Netanyahu’s office said the Israelinegotiating team will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the continuedimplementation of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

    In coordination with US Presidential Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the negotiations team to leave for Cairo tomorrow in order to discuss the continued implementation of the first stage of the deal.

    — Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) February 16, 2025

    On the other side, a senior Hamas official told AgenceFrance-Presse that the group expects negotiations on the second phase of theGaza ceasefire deal to begin early next week, adding that mediators continuediscussions on the matter.

    Talks on the second phase of the agreement were scheduled tobegin on February 3, but Netanyahu delayed negotiations and sent a delegationwithout decision-making authority to Doha.

    On Saturday, the sixth batch of the first phase of the Gazaagreement concluded with Hamas and Islamic Jihad releasing three Israelidetainees, while Israel freed 369 Palestinian prisoners.

    Additionally, US Middle East envoy Steve Witcoff affirmed toFox News that the Gaza ceasefire agreement is holding, and we are currentlydiscussing ways to move forward with the next phase and secure the release ofall hostages. He further acknowledged that the second phase of the deal is morecomplex, but my discussions with regional officials have been constructive.

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