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Palestinians do their chores in makeshift tents at a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, April 4, 2024. /CFP
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Saturday that a delegation of its leaders would travel to Egypt on Sunday for talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a hostage-for-prisoner swap deal between the movement and Israel.
"A Hamas leadership delegation, headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, will travel to Cairo on Sunday in response to a call from our brothers in Egypt," Hamas said in a statement. Al-Hayya is a member of Hamas' politburo and the movement's deputy chief in Gaza.
Hamas said it would still adhere to "the position it presented on March 14," describing it as "natural demands to end the (Israeli) aggression" and saying it would not give up on them.
The demands include "a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the return of displaced individuals to their places of residence, people's freedom of movement, relief and shelter, and a serious prisoner swap deal," read the statement.
The Hamas announcement coincides with a meeting in Cairo on Saturday to discuss a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage-for-prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel, according to Israeli media outlets.
The meeting brings together CIA Director William Burns, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, and head of Egypt's General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamel.
During previous rounds of indirect talks, Hamas demanded a complete cessation of the war, while Israel agreed only to a temporary ceasefire and rejected Hamas' request to allow displaced civilians to return home.
Israeli army vehicles move in an area along the border with the Gaza Strip and southern Israel, April 4, 2024. /CFP
Israeli military announced Saturday that a senior internal security official of Hamas was killed in its recent airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Spokesperson of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Avichay Adraee said on social media platform X that the IDF and Shin Bet security service killed the official who sought to carry out major operations in Gaza and planned attacks in Israeli territory.
He added that Akram Abdul Rahman Hussein Salama held several high-ranking positions in Hamas and affiliated internal apparatus and was killed Wednesday by fighter jets.
The man was sought after for planning and carrying out major attacks against the Israeli military and in Israeli territories, the statement added.
The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip from ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 33,137, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Saturday.
During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 46 Palestinians and wounded 65 others, bringing the total death toll to 33,137 and injuries to 75,815, since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7, 2023, according to the ministry.
Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip to retaliate against a Hamas rampage through southern Israel on October 7, 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and more than 200 were taken hostage.
(With input from Xinhua)