Egyptian president proposes new cease-fire truce as CIA chief in Mideast for talks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is pushing Israel and Hamas to work together to a two-day cease-fire successful a move to get hostages released amid apical world talks connected nan conflict successful Doha, Qatar, connected Sunday.

Neither broadside appears to person agreed to immoderate impermanent cease-fire woody aliases hostage merchandise contempt nan constricted connection that was pushed for nan freeing of 4 Israelis – abducted by Hamas complete a twelvemonth agone – and immoderate Palestinian prisoners, though nan nonstop number remains unclear, reported Reuters.

Al-Sisi, who said during a property convention successful Cairo alongside Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, further suggested that if Israel and Hamas work together to nan impermanent truce, talks connected a imperishable cease-fire should past proceed 10 days after.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrives astatine nan BRICS acme successful Kazan connected Oct. 23, 2024. (MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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His connection coincided pinch a awesome gathering Sunday successful Doha wherever CIA Director William Burns and Mossad Chief David Barnea met pinch Qatari Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Thani. 

It is unclear why nan Egyptian leader was not included successful nan Doha talks, arsenic Egypt, alongside Qatar, has been moving successful coordination pinch nan U.S. to extremity nan fighting that is estimated by nan Hamas-run Ministry of Health and backed up by nan United Nations to person killed up to 43,000 Palestinians successful nan past twelvemonth and bring location nan 101 Israeli and American hostages still successful captivity. 

An charismatic pinch knowledge of nan cease-fire talks told Fox News Digital nan attraction of nan Doha gathering involving nan heads of nan U.S. and Israeli spy agencies, was to talk plans involving "a short-term cease-fire successful Gaza that would past little than a month."

"U.S. officials judge that if a short-term woody tin beryllium reached, it could lead to a much imperishable agreement," nan charismatic said. 

A Palestinian man walks past nan rubble aft Israeli forces withdrew from nan area astir Kamal Adwan Hospital amid nan ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, successful Jabalia, successful nan bluish Gaza Strip connected Oct. 26, 2024. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Details regarding immoderate short-term truce stay nil, though nan charismatic said they will apt see a hostage merchandise successful speech for Palestinian prisoners successful Israel, arsenic good arsenic an summation successful humanitarian assistance to Gaza. 

"It is excessively early to opportunity what nan ratio of hostages to prisoners would beryllium aliases what class of Israeli hostages would beryllium for release," nan charismatic told Fox News. "Last week, during his trip, [Secretary of State Antony] Blinken sewage statement from nan Israelis to be this information of talks and sounded it in Doha."

"The Americans dream is that aft [former Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar’s death, Hamas will beryllium much consenting to scope an agreement," nan charismatic added. 

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CIA Director William Burns testifies earlier a House Intelligence Committee proceeding connected "Worldwide Threats to U.S. Security," connected Capitol Hill successful Washington, D.C., connected March 9, 2023. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)

Finding a woody that some Israel and Hamas will work together to has go astir insurmountable fixed that neither broadside appears consenting to springiness up information interests successful Gaza. 

However, according to a connection released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agency connected Monday, nan officials successful Doha "discussed a caller unified outline that combines erstwhile proposals and besides takes into relationship nan main issues and caller developments successful nan region."

"In nan coming days, nan discussions betwixt nan mediators and Hamas will proceed to analyse nan feasibility of talks and a continued effort to beforehand a deal," nan premier minister's agency said.

Smoke rises pursuing Israeli airstrikes connected nan Jabalia region successful nan Gaza Strip connected May 13. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Qatari and Egyptian mediators will proceed to activity pinch Hamas to reside nan "feasibility of a woody and activity to adjacent nan spread betwixt nan 2 sides," an charismatic pinch knowledge of nan Sunday talks told Fox News Digital.

Humanitarian assistance to Palestinians has go progressively precarious arsenic Israel has erstwhile again escalated its offensive operations successful Northern Gaza pinch nan purpose of rooting retired Hamas attempts to regroup.

The Israeli Defense Force reportedly said soldiers captured astir 100 suspected Hamas terrorists pursuing a ambush connected Kamal Adwan Hospital successful nan Jabalia exile camp, reported Reuters. 

People holding banners shape a protestation demanding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's authorities to motion a cease-fire pinch Palestinians and a hostage switch woody pinch Hamas and to clasp early elections successful Tel Aviv, Israel, connected Aug. 24, 2024. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu via Getty Images)

However, arsenic nan operations erstwhile again escalate, civilians proceed to find themselves caught successful nan middle. According to nan Palestinian Civil Emergency Service, astir 100,000 group person go trapped successful Jabalia, and nan adjacent cities of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun are without aesculapian aliases nutrient supplies, though Fox News Digital could not independently verify these figures.

The U.N. – which has travel nether occurrence precocious aft much Hamas fighters were recovered to person embedded themselves successful nan humanitarian agency – erstwhile again condemned Israel’s unit against civilian populations.

Displaced Palestinians ordered by nan Israeli subject to evacuate nan bluish portion of Gaza fly amid an Israeli subject cognition successful Jabalia successful nan bluish Gaza Strip connected Oct. 22, 2024. (REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

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U.N. Secretary General António Guterres’ agency called Israel’s caller attacks successful bluish Gaza "unbearable" and said nan conflict is being "waged pinch small respect for nan requirements of world humanitarian law."

"The Secretary-General is shocked by nan harrowing levels of death, wounded and demolition successful nan north, pinch civilians trapped nether rubble, nan sick and wounded going without life-saving wellness care, and families lacking nutrient and shelter, amid reports of families being separated, and galore group detained," U.N. spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said successful a connection reported by Reuters. 

Israel, for its part, has denied outwardly blocking humanitarian shipments and based on that Hamas chooses to embed itself successful civilian life, utilizing Palestinians arsenic quality shields. 

Yonat Friling contributed to this report.