Egypt announced on Saturday, November 25, that it had received positive signals from all sides regarding a possible extension of the Gaza ceasefire by one or two days.
Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS), said in a statement on Saturday (November 25) that his country is holding in-depth discussions with all parties to reach an agreement on extending the four-day ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas . This “means the release of more prisoners in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons,” he added.
As a reminder, Hamas released a first group of 13 Israeli or binational women and children this Friday, November 24, as part of an agreement that called for a four-day cessation of fighting, as well as ten Thai workers and one national. Filipino, all kidnapped on October 7 during the Palestinian movement’s attack in southern Israel.
In addition, Egypt received this Saturday from the Palestinian group Hamas a list of 14 hostages to be released, compared to 42 Palestinian prisoners, Egyptian security service sources told Portal.