Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi meets with U.S. Secretary of State in Cairo, on June 10, 2024. (Credit: Amir Nabil/AFP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met CIA director William Burns Tuesday in Cairo, where U.S. and Israeli delegations discussed efforts for a Gaza truce.
Sisi's office said the two men "discussed the latest developments in joint efforts to reach a truce and ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip," where Israeli troops, backed by tanks and warplanes, stepped up their operations in Gaza City on Monday.
Mediators Egypt and Qatar have been engaged in months of negotiations aimed at reaching a truce and hostage release deal for Gaza.
The talks have intensified in recent days after Hamas signaled it was ready to drop its insistence on a lasting Israeli ceasefire in the first phase of any truce deal.
Israel's offensive against Hamas has killed at least 38,243 people in Gaza, also mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.
Sisi's office said the two men "discussed the latest developments in joint efforts to reach a truce and ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip," where Israeli troops, backed by tanks and warplanes, stepped up their operations in Gaza City on Monday.
Mediators Egypt and Qatar have been engaged in months of negotiations aimed at reaching a truce and hostage release deal for Gaza.
The talks have intensified in recent days after Hamas signaled it was ready to drop its insistence on a lasting Israeli ceasefire in the first phase of any truce deal.
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