It seems that the war in Gaza will soon witness a new humanitarian truce, and a deal to exchange detainees and prisoners between Israel and Hamas, in light of what informed Egyptian sources spoke to “Sky News Arabia” about Tel Aviv’s request for Cairo’s mediation in order to complete a new deal for the detainees.

Farag notes in a statement to "Sky News Arabia" that Egypt is working on a ceasefire project that it will present to the Security Council in the coming hours, and is mobilizing extensively for it internationally until it is passed. Egypt is leading the political and diplomatic movements in order to establish calm and a ceasefire within Gaza Strip, and these efforts face many difficulties and challenges, perhaps the most prominent of which is that the Hamas movement was the one who started it, and there was a determination on the part of Israel to respond and preserve the army’s position that was lost during this war, according to Faraj.

But Egypt is making every effort today, in communication with all international and regional parties and in continuous communication with the American administration, as well as security and intelligence efforts, in order to reach a permanent ceasefire.

Egyptian moves for new mediation

Sky News Arabia learned from informed Egyptian sources that Israel requested the mediation of Egypt and Qatar to conclude a prisoner exchange deal within the framework of a new humanitarian truce.

The sources explained that the Egyptian side has already engaged in new mediation with the Qatari and American sides to implement a new prisoner exchange deal soon between Hamas and Israel.

The sources indicated expected meetings between Israel, Egypt, and Qatar, under American sponsorship, soon in this context.

A humanitarian truce between Hamas and Israel that lasted for a week and ended on December 1 witnessed the release of 105 hostages from Gaza, including 80 Israelis, in exchange for Israel releasing 240 Palestinian prisoners.

But efforts to extend the truce have faltered, and Israel says at least 137 hostages are believed to still be held by Hamas.

The nature of Egyptian movements

Egyptian journalist specializing in Arab affairs, Ahmed Gomaa, says that Cairo is continuing its intensive contacts and movements to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and allow the entry of more urgent humanitarian aid and the fuel necessary to operate hospitals and important government facilities inside Gaza.

Egyptian efforts, according to Gomaa, are taking place in parallel with political and diplomatic movements that believe that the only way to resolve this conflict between the Palestinians and the Israelis will not be resolved by force. On the contrary, the only way will be to return to the negotiating table to discuss ways to activate the two-state solution and establish an independent Palestinian state on 4 borders. June 1967.

A new prisoner exchange deal

Egypt is working at an accelerated pace to convince the Palestinian and Israeli sides of the necessity of engaging in a prisoner exchange deal between the two parties to resolve this issue, which will push towards a truce between the Palestinian factions and the Israeli side during the coming period.

The Palestinian leadership and citizens in the Gaza Strip are counting on the success of the Egyptian mediation in stopping the war on Gaza as quickly as possible, in light of the major collapse in all vital facilities and infrastructure, with Israel imposing a policy of siege, starvation and starvation of the residents of Gaza to force them to migrate and forcibly move out of their land.

There are great fears of the outbreak of a regional war as a result of the continued American support for the war waged by Israel on Gaza, which could push towards a state of instability for a long period. Perhaps the escalation against American facilities and interests in Iraq and Syria is conclusive evidence and a dangerous indicator of the possibility of the outbreak of an armed conflict led by Regional parties whose fuel is the Palestinian factions in Gaza or armed entities in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon.

Source: Sky News