Hamas delegation visits Egypt for Gaza ceasefire talks
A Hamas negotiating team, led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, has arrived in Cairo at the invitation of Egyptian officials.
“We, in the Hamas movement, affirm we are positive about any proposals that guarantee a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, an end to the suffering of our Palestinian people, and the achievement of a serious prisoner-exchange deal,” Hamas said in a statement.
The delegation is meeting mediators from Egypt and Qatar as part of continuing efforts to reach a truce deal to end Israel’s war on Gaza, it added.
US bombs western, central Yemen: Report
US air strikes have targeted multiple locations in war-battered nation, including a vocational institute in the al-Sawma’ah district of al-Bayda governorate in central Yemen, which was struck five times.
In a separate attack, Houthi-affiliated Al Masirah TV channel said three strikes hit the al-Salheen area of Saada governorate in the west of the country.
More than 60 people have been killed in Yemen since Washington launched a military offensive on March 15 against Houthi forces. The Yemeni armed group had threatened to renew attacking Israeli-linked shipping in the Red Sea in response to Israel’s breaking of the ceasefire in Gaza.
