Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 28, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 25, 2026
Israel seeks a six-week extension of the Gaza truce, but Hamas disagrees, wanting to move to the next phase. Egyptian sources report ongoing negotiations.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Two Egyptian security sources said on Friday that the Israeli delegation in Cairo was trying to reach a deal to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal for an additional 42 days.
Hamas disagrees with the plan to extend and wants to proceed with the second phase as agreed, the sources told Reuters.
(Reporting by Ahmed Mohamed Hassan; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
The main topic is Israel's proposal to extend the Gaza truce by six weeks, which is opposed by Hamas.
Hamas wants to proceed with the second phase of the ceasefire as initially agreed.
Egyptian security sources are involved in mediating the negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
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