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Hamas delegation leaves Cairo

A senior Hamas delegation left Cairo for Doha early on Thursday, and sources familiar with the negotiations are telling MEE that they did not entertain any changes to the proposal they accepted earlier this week after Israel walked away from the deal.

Sources told MEE that the Palestinian group was still committed to the deal proposed by mediators earlier in the week, but Hamas was leaving Cairo after two days of talks with mid-ranking Israeli officials that failed to yield a breakthrough.

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Hamas delegation leaves Cairo after Israel rejects ceasefire proposal

Palestinians crowd a street as smoke billows from Israeli strikes in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on 7 May 2024.