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The Islamic Jihad movement announced that it would also go to Egypt to talk about a truce in Gaza

A delegation from the Islamic Jihad movement intends to head to Cairo as part of talks on a possible truce in Gaza, as this organization announced on Wednesday. This Palestinian militia joins Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who traveled on Wednesday to the Egyptian capital to participate in negotiations for a second ceasefire in the Israeli offensive that would facilitate a new prisoner exchange and the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. sector.

The Islamic Jihad movement explained in a statement that the representative will go to Cairo “in the coming days” at the invitation of Egypt, to talk about a “prisoner exchange agreement” and stop the Israeli “aggression” against the Palestinian Strip. .

He stressed that the exchange of hostages still held in Gaza with Palestinian prisoners in Israel must be based on the “all-for-all principle” and be led by the Islamic movement Hamas.

The Islamic Jihad movement is an extremist Palestinian organization considered terrorist by Israel, the United States, and the European Union, and it operates in Gaza, the West Bank, and Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon.

Hamas warned on Tuesday that it would not negotiate the release of the hostages as long as the Israeli military attack in the Strip continued, but said it was “open to any initiative that contributes to ending the aggression against our people.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Tuesday that he is working to “strengthen the process of liberating” the hostages, while Israeli President Isaac Herzog said that his country is “ready” for another truce that allows for a ceasefire. Release of hostages.. Between November 24 and December 1, a ceasefire entered into force, allowing the release of 105 hostages in exchange for the release of 240 Palestinian women and minors imprisoned in Israel. There are still 129 people in the hands of Hamas and other militias, and at least 20 of them are feared dead. (Effy)