A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Friday evening for high-stakes talks regarding the ongoing Gaza Strip ceasefire agreement.
Led by Khalil al-Hayya, the negotiators aim to finalize the first phase and establish precise mechanisms for entering the second.
The multi-day negotiations, scheduled to begin Saturday, focus heavily on halting repeated Israeli military attacks across the devastated Palestinian enclave.
Hamas leaders Zaher Jabarin, Husam Badran, and Ghazi Hamad joined the delegation to coordinate these critical diplomatic efforts with Egypt.
The group also plans to meet with other Palestinian factions to present a unified national stance against current regional challenges.
These talks follow a twenty-point framework introduced by US President Donald Trump last September to structure a lasting peace.
The comprehensive American plan outlines the release of Israeli captives, a total Israeli military withdrawal, and eventual disarmament of Hamas.
It also proposes a technocratic administration and an international stabilization force to manage security and vital reconstruction efforts in Gaza.
While the initial phase mandated a truce and prisoner swap, Palestinian sources report near-daily violations by Israeli forces since October.
The ongoing conflict has claimed nearly 73,000 Palestinian lives and injured over 173,000 others since its inception in late 2023.
Despite a formal ceasefire enacted on October 10, 2025, subsequent Israeli attacks have killed at least 947 additional residents in Gaza.