Egypt is trying to broker a broad cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers that is to pave the way for Gaza's reconstruction and an eventual prisoner swap, senior Hamas officials said Thursday. Separately, a high-level Hamas delegation planned to enter Gaza later Thursday after holding talks in Cairo, said the Palestine Information Center, a Hamas-linked website. Two other senior Hamas officials confirmed the outlines of the deal proposed by Egypt. Gaza has endured a crippling border blockade by Israel and Egypt, imposed after Hamas seized the territory in 2007. Others, including Hamas militants, have been killed in other incidents, including Israeli airstrikes.

Source: ABC News August 02, 2018 07:02 UTC