The talks brought together the head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service, Hassan Rashad; Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin.

Participants agreed to continue enhancing coordination and cooperation with the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) and discussed measures to address obstacles and contain violations to ensure the ceasefire is maintained.

Earlier this week, a high-level Hamas delegation, led by the group’s chief negotiator in Gaza truce talks, Khalil Al-Hayya, arrived in Cairo for discussions with Egyptian officials on Israeli violations in Gaza and preparations for negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement

The talks come amid ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement, which was brokered by Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the US and came into effect on 10 October.

Since then, Israel has killed more than 300 Palestinians and injured over 670 in strikes across Gaza while continuing to restrict humanitarian aid entry to the starving Palestinian people. The Israeli army has killed an average of two Palestinian children every day since the ceasefire began, according to UNICEF.

Hamas accused Israel of expanding its control zones inside the strip by pushing the truce-mandated yellow line of demarcation, calling it a clear violation of the agreement.

The group urged mediators and the US to act to stop "Tel Aviv’s deliberate attempts" to undermine the ceasefire agreement.

The agreement’s second phase, which involves the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire, is due to begin after the initial six-week period of the first phase, declared on 10 October.

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