Al-Manar
"13/01/2009 Egypt has been exerting fierce pressure on Hamas over the past 24 hours to accept its ceasefire proposal, Palestinian sources told Ynet.
According to the sources, Cairo warned Hamas that should it refuse to accept the proposal the Israeli army would continue to expand its operation in Gaza, “which in effect would mean an end to Hamas' rule over the coastal enclave it took over in June 2007.”
A Hamas delegation is currently in Cairo for the ceasefire talks, but it may return to the Strip on Monday. The Egyptian pressure stems from Israel's preparations for the third phase of “Operation Cast Lead,” which Cairo announced will be launched in the coming days and will conclude only after Israeli forces enter Gaza City.....
Yet, currently there is no sign of a breakthrough in the negotiations.
The intensive diplomatic activity taking place in Cairo is centered on developing an international monitoring.
Israeli media quoted Western sources as saying that Turkey is playing a key role in the talks because Hamas - due to its tensions with Egypt - currently has more confidence in Turkey than it does in Egypt.
The sources said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy advisor, Ahmet Davutoglu, was instrumental in convincing Hamas representatives to go to Cairo for the talks. He is reportedly intimately involved in the discussions. Davutoglu was the key go-between in the indirect talks between Israel and Syria that Turkey was mediating last year.
In the current talks Turkey is acting as the mediator between Egypt and Hamas, and not between Hamas and Israel. One Israeli source said that Israel's relationship with Turkey has been set back considerably because of Erdogan's extremely harsh criticisms of the Israeli offensive against Gaza......."
According to the sources, Cairo warned Hamas that should it refuse to accept the proposal the Israeli army would continue to expand its operation in Gaza, “which in effect would mean an end to Hamas' rule over the coastal enclave it took over in June 2007.”
A Hamas delegation is currently in Cairo for the ceasefire talks, but it may return to the Strip on Monday. The Egyptian pressure stems from Israel's preparations for the third phase of “Operation Cast Lead,” which Cairo announced will be launched in the coming days and will conclude only after Israeli forces enter Gaza City.....
Yet, currently there is no sign of a breakthrough in the negotiations.
The intensive diplomatic activity taking place in Cairo is centered on developing an international monitoring.
Israeli media quoted Western sources as saying that Turkey is playing a key role in the talks because Hamas - due to its tensions with Egypt - currently has more confidence in Turkey than it does in Egypt.
The sources said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's foreign policy advisor, Ahmet Davutoglu, was instrumental in convincing Hamas representatives to go to Cairo for the talks. He is reportedly intimately involved in the discussions. Davutoglu was the key go-between in the indirect talks between Israel and Syria that Turkey was mediating last year.
In the current talks Turkey is acting as the mediator between Egypt and Hamas, and not between Hamas and Israel. One Israeli source said that Israel's relationship with Turkey has been set back considerably because of Erdogan's extremely harsh criticisms of the Israeli offensive against Gaza......."
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