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France 24 · 2024
An Arabic-language France 24 interview from Cairo during the summer 2024 ceasefire talks. Omar Shaban argues that Israel's insistence on staying in the Philadelphi Corridor and at the Rafah crossing breaches the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access, and that Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas each hold different positions on the crossing. He is not optimistic, holding that Netanyahu alone insists on continuing the war for personal and political calculations, but notes new signals: a larger Egyptian and Gulf effort, an American inclination to end the war, and Hamas concessions; he expects a ceasefire within a week to ten days if the prisoner terms can be settled, while Hamas fears a temporary 42-day truce after which the war resumes.
An Arabic-language France 24 interview from Cairo during the summer 2024 ceasefire talks. Omar Shaban argues that Israel's insistence on staying in the Philadelphi Corridor and at the Rafah crossing breaches the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access, and that Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and Ha…