{"id":16162,"date":"2025-04-27T15:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/senior-hamas-leaders-arrive-in-cairo-for-ceasefire-talks-as-trump-says-weve-got-to-be-good-to-gaza\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:03:55","slug":"senior-hamas-leaders-arrive-in-cairo-for-ceasefire-talks-as-trump-says-weve-got-to-be-good-to-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/27\/senior-hamas-leaders-arrive-in-cairo-for-ceasefire-talks-as-trump-says-weve-got-to-be-good-to-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Hamas leaders arrive in Cairo for ceasefire talks as Trump says \u2018We\u2019ve got to be good to Gaza\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/em>A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo early Saturday for talks with Egyptian officials aimed at brokering a ceasefire agreement, according to a statement by Hamas. <\/p>\n

The delegation, led by Chairman of the Hamas Leadership Council Muhammad Darwish, includes other key leaders, among them Khaled Meshaal, Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin, and Eng. Nizar Awadallah. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe delegation began meetings with Egyptian officials to discuss Hamas\u2019s vision for a ceasefire and an end to the war and a prisoner exchange based on a comprehensive deal,\u201d Hamas said in the written statement on Saturday. <\/p>\n

According to the statement, the talks will also address the impact of what Hamas describes as Israel\u2019s \u201cstarvation tactics\u201d against Palestinians in Gaza and the urgent need to deliver humanitarian aid, food, and medical supplies to the besieged territory. Israel imposed a complete humanitarian blockade on Gaza on March 2, stopping food, medicine, and more from entering the besieged enclave. <\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael only reacts to offers passed on by the mediators,\u201d the source said. <\/p>\n

The head of Mossad, David Barnea, was in Doha, Qatar, earlier this week, for ceasefire talks. So far, there has been no clear indication of a significant breakthrough. <\/p>\n

On Friday, US President Donald Trump said he had told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, \u201cWe\u2019ve got to be good to Gaza.\u201d Taking questions on the way to Italy, Trump said, \u201cthere\u2019s a very big need for medicine, food and medicine. We\u2019re taking care of it.\u201d <\/p>\n

The president, whose administration has unapologetically backed Israel, offered no details about what steps the US was taking to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe coming days are going to be critical,\u201d said Jonathan Whitall on Saturday from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Gaza. \u201cToday, people are not surviving in Gaza. Those that aren\u2019t being killed by bombs and bullets are slowly dying.\u201d One day earlier, the World Food Programme said it had run out food stocks in Gaza. <\/p>\n

Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have made clear that the humanitarian blockade is part of a pressure campaign against Hamas, along with Israel\u2019s increased bombardment of Gaza in order to destroy Hamas and bring back the remaining 59 Israeli hostages. <\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Israel put forward a ceasefire proposal that called for a disarmament of Gaza without guaranteeing an end to the war, which violates two of Hamas\u2019 red lines. <\/p>\n

Since Israeli resumed its war in Gaza on March 18, more than 2,111 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n

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