The efforts of the mediators are still continuing to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza and the release of prisoners between Israel and Hamas.

Discussions are scheduled to be held in Cairo within hours between Israel, Egypt and the United States regarding the Philadelphia Axis, the Rafah Crossing, the truce, and bridging the gaps to reach a truce agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Sources revealed to Al Arabiya.net that the gaps were limited to the return of the displaced, the form of the Israeli withdrawal from Netstarim and Philadelphia, the operation of the Rafah crossing, and the nature of the prisoners released from both sides, stressing that Egypt is insisting and committed to the departure of Israeli forces from both crossings

Rafah and the Philadelphia axis.

For their part, Israeli and American officials confirmed that the director of the Israeli General Security Service, Shin Bet, the head of the Mossad, and the head of the strategic department in the Israeli army, Eliezer Toledano, traveled to Cairo today, Thursday, to hold talks with Egyptian and American officials regarding the Philadelphia Axis and removing the last obstacles to reaching an agreement. .

The Qatari capital, Doha, witnessed negotiations last week to reach the terms of an agreement between Hamas and Israel, and it was agreed to complete the negotiations in Cairo this week.

The most prominent sticking points were the mechanism for a “permanent” ceasefire and ending the war, as well as Israel’s insistence on maintaining its control over the Philadelphia axis and examining those returning to northern Gaza, which is rejected by Hamas, which insists that any ceasefire agreement in Gaza include a “withdrawal.” "completely" for the Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

It is noteworthy that Egypt, Qatar, and America had issued a tripartite statement stating the need to end the Gaza crisis as soon as possible. The statement signed by the heads of the three countries said that the time has come to immediately put an end to the long-standing suffering of the people of Gaza, as well as the long-term suffering of the prisoners and their families, calling for a ceasefire and the conclusion of an agreement on the release of prisoners and detainees.

He added: “The three of us, along with our teams, have worked hard over several months to reach a framework agreement that is currently on the table, where all that remains is to work out the details related to implementation.” The statement stated that this agreement is based on the principles presented by US President Joe Biden last May and approved in a Security Council resolution. The statement said: “We called on the two sides to resume urgent discussions in Doha or Cairo to fill all remaining gaps and begin implementing the agreement without any new postponements.”