Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo

Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt’s Cairo on Friday for talks on implementing terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal and pushing forward negotiations on its second phase, Egypt’s State Information Service said in a statement.

Egypt is conducting intensive contacts with all parties to quickly reach second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which has entered into force since January 19, 2025, according to the statement.

In a related context, Egypt announced that it would continue its intensive efforts to initiate negotiations for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr  Abdelatty, emphasized that “There is no alternative to the faithful and full implementation by all parties of what was signed last January.”

It is worth noting that the US administration and Hamas held direct meetings for the first time in Qatar to discuss the second phase of the Gaza agreement.