Spotlight on Egypt to help mediate with Hamas
Egypt is stepping up efforts to reach an agreement to stop the escalation and violent fighting between the Palestinian factions and Israel, amid ongoing international calls for a cease-fire.
CAIRO — Egypt is stepping up efforts to reach an agreement for de-escalation and quelling the violence between Palestinian factions and Israel, amid ongoing international calls for a cease-fire.
An Egyptian official and a Hamas official told Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity that Cairo is continuing its daily calls with the fighting parties, in an attempt to reach some form of cease-fire — but no such breakthrough has been made yet.
