Hamas delegation due in Cairo for cease-fire talks

Cairo will host consultations of mediators on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip, which will be attended by a delegation of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas.

The Egyptian mediators will deliver Israel's proposals to the Hamas officials regarding the presence of troops on the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah border crossing from the Gaza Strip to Egypt, Caliber.Az reports per foreign media.

This visit comes two days after an Israeli security delegation and a US team arrived in Cairo.

Both delegations are taking part in cease-fire talks, but the chances of a successful outcome appear slim due to Netanyahu's insistence on continuing a military offensive in Gaza and maintaining control over strategic areas such as the Philadelphi Corridor on the Egyptian border and the Netzarim Junction, which separates the northern and southern regions of the enclave.

Israel has continued its offensive on the Gaza Strip following an attack by the Palestinian group Hamas last October 7, despite a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire.

The conflict has resulted in over 40,200 Palestinian deaths, mostly women and children, and over 93,000 injuries, according to local health authorities.

An ongoing blockade of Gaza has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine, leaving much of the region in ruins.