Israel and Hamas ‘agree to return to the negotiating table’
Back to homepage / Middle East AS IT HAPPENED Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams arrived in Cairo Tuesday, with Egyptian state-linked media reporting that “all parties had agreed to return to the negotiating table” for ceasefire talks. The renewed push for mediated talks came hours after Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing the border crossing with Egypt. Read our blog to see how the day’s events unfolded. Issued on: 07/05/2024 – 01:55Modified: 07/05/2024 – 22:03 2 min Israeli military operates on the Gazan side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on May 7, 2024. © IDF Handout via Reuters This blog is no longer being updated. For more coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, please click here. Summary: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said the military’s capture of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing was an “important step” towards dismantling Hamas. The Israeli army said early Tuesday that its forces had taken control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing after launching air strikes that killed at least 27 people, according to hospitals. UN officials said …