Can Egypt impose truce between Hamas, Israel?
An Egyptian delegation visited the Gaza Strip to stabilize the truce between Hamas and the Israeli government in light of recent tensions.
CAIRO — An Egyptian delegation led by Gen. Ahmad Abdul Khaleq, head of the Palestinian file within the General Intelligence Service, left the Gaza Strip Sept. 9 after talks with Hamas and other Palestinian groups. The two-day visit aimed to defuse tensions with Israel.
According to Sky News Arabia, the talks focused on ways to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, facilitate their travels across the Rafah border crossing with Egypt and secure the border with Egypt.
Tensions have been running high at the border between Gaza and Israel since August. Most recently, on Sept. 11, the Israeli army shelled Hamas positions in Gaza in response to rockets launched from Gaza toward Israel.
The exchange of cross-border fire between Israel and Hamas came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sept. 10 his plan to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank and the north of the Dead Sea should he succeed in the Sept. 17 elections.
