Over 100 civilians were murdered during an aid delivery in Gaza last week, which increased pressure for a truce agreement.
On Sunday, representatives from Qatar, the United States, and Hamas came in Cairo with the expectation that the Israel-Gaza conflict would end in a cease-fire.
However, an Israeli daily said that Israel was abstaining from the negotiations in the Egyptian capital because Hamas had refused to provide a list of the hostages who are still alive.
Israeli authorities were quoted in Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper as stating, "There is no Israeli delegation in Cairo." The article stated that they stated, "There is no reason to dispatch the Israeli delegation to the talks in Cairo as Hamas refuses to provide clear answers."
Khalil Al-Hayya, the militant group's deputy chief in Gaza, is leading the Hamas delegation, according to a Sunday Reuters story. Following reports of the Hamas delegation in the nation's capital, Egyptian and Israeli media said that American and Qatari officials had arrived in Egypt.
Last week, there was increased pressure for a cease-fire agreement when over 100 people died in Gaza during an aid delivery, shocking European officials.
Israeli forces opened fire on a group of Palestinians on Thursday while they were removing food off delivery trucks in Gaza City, according to the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza. Israel disputes this, claiming that the crowds swarming the vehicles in search of supplies was what led to the majority of the casualties.
Pressure is mounting on Israel to consent to a cease-fire with Hamas in order to stop the battle in Gaza, which began with the terrorist group's invasion on October 7. According to a senior U.S. administration source quoted by the Associated Press, Israel has virtually approved the structure of a planned cease-fire and hostage-release agreement for Gaza. According to the AP, the official stated that the Israelis "have more or less accepted" the idea, which calls for a six-week cease-fire in Gaza and the release of prisoners held by Hamas that are thought to be susceptible.
President of the United States Joe Biden expressed his hope that a cease-fire would be in place by the start of Ramadan, which begins on March 10 for Muslims.
International leaders have grown increasingly critical of Israel's reprisal since then, according to Gaza's health ministry, and Israel's defence forces have killed over 30,000 Palestinians. A quarter of Gaza's population, according to the UN, is "one step away from famine," and inhabitants there are dependent on "woefully inadequate" food handouts.
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