Egypt: Progress in truce talks with Hamas
Progress in talks with a
Hamas delegation on an end to fighting in
Gaza, according to
Middle East News Agency, unnamed
Egyptian official reported
It added that talks on Sunday between the
Egypt's powerful intelligence chief Omar Suleiman and a
Palestinian Islamist Hamas delegation were "positive."
The
Hamas delegation agreed on the need to stop fighting as soon as possible, MENA said.
Two of
Hamas' Syria-based leaders and three officials from
Gaza participated in the talks.
The talks will resume Monday for a cease-fire agreement, the Agency said.
For his part,
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Tuesday announced a three point
cease-fire initiative which
Hamas initially rejected, insisting it needed provisions for a lifting of the siege on
Gaza.
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