“Israel is working tirelessly with the Americans and the mediators with the goal of advancing a deal to free our hostages, but as of now, no agreement has been reached,” an Israeli source said
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Hours after a report suggested that there had been “significant breakthroughs” in Gaza hostage talks, an Israeli source on Tuesday dismissed the claims, saying there has been no progress since an Israeli negotiating team arrived in Cairo on Monday night.
According to a Times of Israel report, the official said “Israel is working tirelessly with the Americans and the mediators with the goal of advancing a deal to free our hostages, but as of now, no agreement has been reached.”
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While speaking to Palestine Today, a Hamas official also confirmed that no progress has been made, saying the group has not been presented with new ideas and stressing its opposition to any partial or temporary agreements.
The denial follows claims by Egyptian security sources to Reuters on Monday that a “significant breakthrough” had been achieved in the ceasefire talks. However, the sources acknowledged that key issues, including Hamas’s weapons, remained unresolved.
In recent weeks, Israel has insisted on Hamas’s full disarmament as a precondition for any ceasefire deal — a demand the group has firmly rejected, calling its weapons a “red line.”
“We are open to any serious proposals to end the war,” Hamas official Taher al-Nunu was quoted as saying on April 26, but emphasis