Egypt resumes efforts to establish a ceasefire in Gaza and begins "preliminary" talks.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel Aty, announced the resumption of Cairo's efforts in coordination with Qatar and the United States to revive the proposal for a "sixty-day truce" between the Palestinian resistance and the occupying state, amid stalled negotiations for a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip.

During a press conference in Cairo, Abdel Aty clarified that the goal is to return to the "initial proposal," which stipulates a two-month ceasefire, interspersed with the release of a number of Israeli prisoners in exchange for the release of Palestinian detainees, in addition to allowing humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip without obstacles or conditions.

In a statement, Hamas indicated that a leadership delegation headed by Khalil al-Hayya arrived in Cairo at Egypt's invitation to hold talks with Egyptian officials regarding the latest developments related to the genocide in Gaza and the situation in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

Hamas leader Taher al-Nounou, who is in Cairo, noted that the delegation has begun preliminary discussions for meetings that will start on Wednesday, focusing on ways to stop the aggression on the Gaza Strip, facilitate aid delivery, and end the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza, as well as addressing internal Palestinian relations to reach national agreements.

The occupying authorities estimate that there are about 50 Israeli prisoners in Gaza, including 20 who are alive, while more than 10,800 Palestinians are held in the occupation's prisons, amid human rights and media reports documenting their exposure to torture and medical neglect, leading to the deaths of many of them.

The proposal, which was the focus of an indirect negotiation round in Doha between Hamas and the occupying state, ended on July 24 without an agreement. It included the release of 10 living Israeli prisoners in two phases and the return of the remains of 18 others in three phases, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and an increase in the volume of humanitarian aid to the besieged sector.

Despite this, the occupation withdrew from the negotiations due to its refusal to withdraw from Gaza and stop the aggression, in addition to disagreements over the prisoners' file and the mechanism for distributing aid.

In a related context, diplomatic sources reported that a Hamas delegation headed by Khalil al-Hayya arrived in Egypt as part of intensive Egyptian efforts to establish a two-month truce, amid divisions within the Israeli negotiating team regarding the feasibility of progressing towards an agreement for prisoner exchange and a ceasefire.

Sources expect that mediators will increase pressure on both sides in the coming days, while Egypt and Qatar mediate in the negotiations with American support.

For its part, Hamas confirms its readiness to release Israeli prisoners all at once, in exchange for ending the war, the withdrawal of the occupying army from Gaza, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

In contrast, opponents and families of prisoners accuse the head of the occupying government, Benjamin Netanyahu, of seeking partial deals to prolong the war and ensure his stay in power, fearing the collapse of his coalition if the more extreme wing opposed to stopping the war withdraws from it.

Netanyahu faces trial on corruption charges that could lead to his imprisonment if convicted, while the International Criminal Court demands his arrest on charges of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity against Palestinians in Gaza.

Since October 7, 2023, with American support, the Israeli occupation continues to commit what international organizations describe as genocide in the sector, through killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring orders from the International Court of Justice to stop it.

These crimes have resulted in the martyrdom of 61,599 Palestinians and the injury of 154,088 others, most of whom are children and women, in addition to more than 9,000 missing and hundreds of thousands displaced, while famine has claimed the lives of 227 people, including 103 children.

The Israeli occupation has been occupying Palestinian territories and parts of Syria and Lebanon for decades, refusing to withdraw from them or allow the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.