War between Israel and Hamas: what to remember from Saturday April 6
Cairo: Hani Kamal El-Din
Six months after the October 7 attacks and the outbreak of conflict between Israel and Hamas, is a ceasefire in sight? American, Qatari, Israeli and Hamas negotiators are expected in Cairo on Sunday April 7 for yet another attempt to reach a truce. The latter is associated with a release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, ravaged by this devastating war. Franceinfo summarizes what you need to remember from this day.
The Israeli army announced that it had recovered the body of a hostage in Khan Younes, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Elad Katzir, who was 47 years old at the time of his October 7 kidnapping from Kibbutz Nir Oz, “reportedly killed in captivity by the terrorist organization Islamic Jihad”, asserts the IDF press release on Telegram. His body was repatriated to Israel, where he was formally identified. Around a hundred hostages are still being held by Hamas.
According to American media, CIA chief Bill Burns is traveling to Cairo this weekend to meet with Israeli Mossad chief David Barnea, as well as Egyptian and Qatari officials. The White House confirmed talks. An Israeli delegation and a Hamas delegation will also visit the Egyptian capital on Sunday, alongside Bill Burns and the Qatari foreign minister, pro-government Egyptian media outlet Al-Qahera News, close to the Egyptian security services, said on Saturday. .
US President Joe Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “to conclude a hostage agreement” kidnapped during the Hamas attack. Hamas said Saturday it would not give up its demands for a truce. In a press release announcing the departure of a delegation from the movement on Sunday in Cairo, he asked “a complete ceasefire, a withdrawal of the occupying forces from Gaza, a return of the displaced, freedom of movement and aid (to the population) and a serious hostage exchange agreement” and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
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