Hamas will maintain calm in Gaza, has plan for prisoner swap - report

• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Published date: 09 October 2021
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The statement was made as talks between Hamas and Egyptian representatives are ongoing in Cairo. The Hamas delegation headed by the movement's leader, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Egypt on October 3, with the movement announcing the visit the night before. Hamas's leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was reportedly part of the delegation as well.

Hamas also insisted that Israel must prevent "the incursion of Israeli vehicles towards the eastern Palestinian border areas of the Gaza Strip," and allow it to move freely in what is known as the "safe zone" near the border, the source said.

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The source also told Al Mayadeen that Hamas had supplied Egyptian intelligence with "a complete conception of the prisoner exchange deal with the occupation," adding that "the ball regarding the exchange deal is now in the Israeli court."

Egyptian intelligence pledged to attempt to discern Israel's position, the source said.

The delegation also convinced Egypt to speed up the reconstruction process in the Gaza Strip and allow increased trade and travel through the Rafah crossing starting on Sunday, the Lebanese...