People gather at a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 24, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 42,847, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Thursday. (Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua)
CAIRO, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- High-ranking Egyptian security officials met with a delegation of Hamas leaders in Cairo on Thursday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, the Egyptian Press Center reported.
The meeting aimed to discuss the current events in the Gaza Strip and the means to overcome the obstacles to achieving calm in the enclave.
According to the report, the meeting came amid the Egyptian efforts to resume the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.
Several rounds of talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza have been held in Doha and Cairo over the past months. However, these efforts have not resulted in an agreement to conclude the conflict that has lasted for more than a year.
The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 42,847, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Thursday.