File Photo: Egyptian authorities holding talks with a Hamas delegation and representatives of various Palestinian factions, in Cairo, Egypt. Photo courtesy of Egyptian State Press Office.
He noted emerging consensus on a unified national position regarding a roadmap for implementing the second phase of US President Donald Trump's plan.
Similarly, Hossam Badran, member of Hamas's political bureau and the resistance movement's delegation currently holding talks in Cairo, said in a statement released by Hamas on their Telegram Channel that the discussions have so far achieved “real progress” that could be built upon.
Badran added that the talks are being held with a “responsible and positive spirit,” alongside continued engagement with mediators to ensure the success of the current round, protect the Palestinian people, and “frustrate the objectives and plans of the occupation.”
He also called for what he described as international pressure to compel Israel to halt violations and attacks in Gaza and fully adhere to its obligations under existing understandings.
A senior Hamas delegation headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, the group's leader in Gaza, arrived in Cairo last Friday for a new round of negotiations aimed at advancing the Gaza ceasefire agreement and discussing the next phase of the deal.
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in remarks to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday evening that Palestinian factions and mediators had reached “acceptable convergences” on complex issues under discussion.
He stressed that the negotiations were being conducted with “flexibility and positivity” in response to mediation efforts. He also emphasized "a national responsibility to halt the war of extermination in Gaza."
Furthermore, Qassem pointed out that the responsibility now rests with Israel and the “Peace Council” to begin the full and genuine implementation of US President Donald Trump’s vision for peace in Gaza.
He noted that the transition to a second phase of the ceasefire agreement depends on the ability of the mediators, guarantor states, and the Peace Council to compel Israel to halt violations and accept the emerging understandings.
Meanwhile, the discussions in Cairo also included a revised Egyptian proposal on the issue of weapons in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources familiar with the talks who spoke to Al-Shorouk daily newspaper.
The proposal, exclusively published by Al-Shorouk newspaper, outlines a phased, gradual process for the collection and inventory of weapons in accordance with an agreed timeline.
The plan would be implemented in cooperation with a national committee, a stabilization force, and a verification and implementation committee.
It stipulates that the process will be led by Palestinian authorities, with all armed factions participating in documenting military infrastructure, and that no Palestinian faction would be required to transfer weapons to Israel.
The proposal links progress on this file to the completion of earlier stages of the agreement, including the establishment of an administrative committee, the deployment of an international stabilization force, and the dismantling of armed militias.
It also stipulates that such progress must coincide with a gradual Israeli withdrawal from the territory.
According to a Palestinian source participating in the Cairo meetings, the factions unanimously agreed that militias cooperating with the Israeli army must be dismantled before any steps are taken regarding the weapons of Palestinian resistance groups, citing concerns over these militias' impact on social stability in Gaza.
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