Israel has informed Egypt that a security delegation will arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss several points in the ongoing hostage deal negotiations.
According to Israeli media, Israel has agreed to the conditions regarding the Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah Crossing.
Egypt insisted on a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor, a high-level source told Al-Qahera News TV on Sunday. The Egyptian source also denied Israeli media reports about any agreements with Israel regarding the Philadelphi Corridor.
He emphasized that all allegations about the Philadelphi Corridor are part of Israel’s efforts to conceal its ongoing military failure in the Gaza Strip.
The 14-kilometre-long and 100-metre-wide Philadelphi Corridor is a buffer zone on the Egypt-Gaza border guaranteed by the 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty. The corridor extends from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Karm Abu Salem border crossing in the south.
Egyptian security forces have patrolled the corridor since Israel’s pullout from Gaza in 2005.
