Stalemate in UN-backed Gaza cease-fire talks in Cairo
The high-stakes negotiations between Egyptian and Israeli delegations in Cairo aimed at brokering a cease-fire and prisoner exchange with Hamas ended in deadlock, Israeli media reports.
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation reports the discussions achieved no progress.
The talks followed a “final bridging proposal” presented by the U.S. on Aug. 16 in Doha, Qatar.
This proposal, aligned with principles endorsed by President Joe Biden, was intended to advance negotiations but was rejected swiftly by the Palestine resistance group.
Hamas argued the proposal catered to new conditions set by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Despite extensive mediation efforts by the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt, aimed at facilitating a cease-fire, prisoner exchange and humanitarian aid access to Gaza, progress has stalled.
Netanyahu also denied speculations about deploying an international force along the Gaza-Egypt border.
US envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged calm and expressed hope a cease-fire and prisoner release deal is “within reach.”
Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, says “imagining Israel’s continued presence in ‘post-war’ Gaza is absolutely legally wrong.”
In a post on X, she cites the recent International Court of Justice ruling that Israel’s continued presence in the occupied Palestinian territory is unlawful.
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