🇪🇬 Egypt and Qatar Push to Revive Gaza Ceasefire Talks

 

Egypt and Qatar are working to revive stalled Gaza ceasefire negotiations, with mediators seeking a 60-day truce and exploring the release of hostages in return for an end to the conflict.

Zig Diaries World 
Date: Monday, 18 August 2025
Time: 18:00 WAT
Location: 📍 Cairo, Egypt

The renewed diplomatic push comes as the Gaza death toll surpasses 62,000 and concerns grow over potential forced relocations of Palestinians.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday that his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, had arrived in Cairo to discuss the resumption of talks between Israel and Hamas. A Hamas delegation has also met with Egyptian and Qatari officials as part of these efforts.

Abdelatty said mediators were exerting maximum pressure on both sides, striving to implement a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire during which negotiations for a permanent resolution would take place. The discussions also include options for the release of all hostages in one phase, contingent on an end to hostilities.

Speaking alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa outside the Egyptian gate of the Rafah crossing, Abdelatty emphasized Egypt’s firm opposition to plans by Israeli leaders for mass relocation of Palestinians from Gaza. He described such schemes as “heinous” and said Egypt would neither participate in nor allow them.

Palestinians and much of the international community have decried proposed relocations as forcible expulsions, citing the uninhabitable conditions in much of Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli air and ground operations. Abdelatty warned that relocation plans could undermine decades of Palestinian aspirations for an independent state.

Fact-Check & Background
Egypt has long played a mediating role in Israeli–Palestinian conflicts, hosting talks between Hamas, the Palestinian Authority, and Israel. 

Qatar has frequently acted as a financial backer and mediator, particularly in humanitarian and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. 

The US has proposed a 60-day ceasefire as an interim measure, though previous efforts have stalled. 

Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 62,000 fatalities since the outbreak of the conflict following Hamas’ October 2023 attack on Israel. 

Proposed relocation plans by Israel have drawn criticism internationally as potential forcible displacement of Palestinians.

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