New formulas for approaching contentious Gaza points reached
GAZA, Aug. 24 (YPA) – The mediators have reached new formulas for approaching the contentious points between Hamas and “Israel”, a senior Palestinian Resistance official told Al Mayadeen on Friday.
Negotiations regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal are ongoing in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and are expected to continue through the weekend.
According to the source, the points of contention are the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Netzarim and Philadelphi corridor and the Rafah crossing, as well as the issue of Palestinian detainees in a possible prisoner exchange deal.
“Israel” insists on rejecting [the names of] about 65 detainees with sentences of life imprisonment, the source indicated.
The Israeli occupation refuses to completely withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor in the first phase of a potential deal and insists on the presence of military sites along the border, the source added.
Moreover, “Israel” insists on the deployment of the EUBAN international mission at the Rafah crossing as a condition for withdrawing from it and operating it again, the source told Al Mayadeen.
The source confirmed that Hamas still insists on the July 2 paper regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal as a referential document for implementation rather than a subject for negotiation.
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