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Egyptian officials discuss Gaza reconstruction with Israel and Palestinian leadersInternational 2021-05-31, by Editor Comments Off 0
High-level talks were held in Egypt and Israel on Sunday over the details of a fragile truce with Hamas in the Palestinian Territories.
The discussions revolved around the ceasefire and efforts to rebuild the Gaza Strip after a punishing 11-day war left parts of the seaside enclave in ruins.
By the time the Egyptian-brokered ceasefire came into effect on May 21, rockets fired from Gaza had killed 13 Israelis while bombardment by the Israel Defense Forces killed 248 Palestinians.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry received his Israeli counterpart, Gabi Ashkenazi, in Cairo on Sunday as part of Egypt’s efforts to “build on the cease-fire in Gaza,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said.
A senior Hamas official has said Israel must halt its “aggression” in both the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem as Egypt’s intelligence chief met the Palestinian group’s leaders in the besieged coastal enclave to try to bolster a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.
Khalil al-Haya spoke after meeting Abbas Kamel, who visited Gaza after meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a trip aimed at shoring up an informal ceasefire brokered by Cairo.
His visit – the first by an Egyptian intelligence chief to the enclave since the early 2000s – was also aimed at discussing reconstruction plans following the recent Israeli bombardment of Gaza, according to Egyptian and Palestinian officials.