The Israeli negotiating team in Cairo seemed to be receptive to a proposal on lifting the Gaza blockade. Cairo is taking advantage of the talks to extend the cease-fire, for the purpose of extending humanitarian aid to Gaza. CCTV’s Adel EL Mahrouky reports.

Egypt proposes extending humanitarian aid to Gaza

The Israel negotiating team in Cairo seemed to be receptive to a proposal on lifting the Gaza blockade. Cairo is taking advantage of the talks to extend the ceasefire, for the purpose of extending humanitarian aid to Gaza. CCTV’s Adel EL Mahrouky reports.

Disagreements in the first round of talks failed to secure an extension to the cease-fire. With deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza, Cairo wants to push for an extension of the talks, at least for humanitarian purposes.

After more than 10 hours of talks on Tuesday, Palestinian officials told The Associated Press early Wednesday morning that Egypt’s proposal calls for easing parts of the Israeli blockade of Gaza, bringing some relief to the territory. But it leaves the key areas of disagreement, including the Islamic militant group Hamas’ demand for a full lifting of the blockade and Israeli calls for Hamas to disarm, to later negotiations.

Negotiators are calling on Israel to observe the Oslo accord signed in 1993, and subsequent agreements.

According to Palestinian sources close to the negotiations in Cairo, Israel has agreed to gradually lift the siege on Gaza, through increasing the number of trucks importing goods to Gaza and the number of citizens using Israel’s Erez passage.

Also included in the purported Israeli package, the official said, was an eventual quadrupling to 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the sea area in which Gaza fishing vessels are permitted to operate.

For more on the situation in Gaza, Scott Bates joins the show. He is the President of the Center for National Policy.

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Report complied with information from The Associated Press.