Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the negotiation delegation to depart for Cairo on Monday to discuss the continued implementation of phase one of the deal in coordination with US President Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff, the prime minister’s office announced Sunday evening.
Netanyahu has told US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff that Israel’s security cabinet will convene on Monday to discuss the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Witkoff told Fox News that he had “very productive and constructive” calls on Sunday with Netanyahu, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt’s director of intelligence.
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Ahead of negotiations in Cairo earlier this week, Hamas agreed to the condition set by the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal that it would step down from leadership in Gaza. The implementation of the deal’s phase two is contingent on Hamas backing down from governing the Gaza Strip. during the implementation of the next phase of the agreement, Arab media reported on Saturday, citing senior officials.
On Thursday, senior official Osama Hamdan told Qatar-based Al Araby TV that the Palestinian terror group will be ready to negotiate the second phase of the hostage-ceasefire agreement from Monday.
Additionally, Walla reported that Hamdan emphasized Hamas’ commitment to the agreement and quoted him stating, “If Israel fulfills its obligations, then we will continue to release the hostages as agreed on Saturday or in the remaining days to come.”
The implementation of the deal’s phase two is contingent on Hamas backing down from governing the Gaza Strip.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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