Egypt has expressed its desire to receive support the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in implementing the Arab Plan for the Reconstruction of Gaza and to benefit from its available expertise.
The Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States at the UNDP, Abdallah al-Dardary, expressed the UNDP’s readiness to place its accumulated expertise in early recovery and reconstruction at Egypt’s disposal to benefit from it and contribute to the implementation of the Arab Plan.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, Badr Abdelatty, received Dardary to discuss the Arab Plan for the Reconstruction of Gaza and the Cairo Ministerial Conference for Early Recovery and Reconstruction of Gaza.
Cairo continues its efforts with mediators to reach a ceasefire and prisoner exchange, amid internal political divisions in Israel and increasing international pressure to end the crisis.
Hamas announced its willingness to release Israeli soldier Idan Alexander, a US citizen, along with the bodies of four other dual nationals. It stressed that the release of Alexander and the other hostages is conditional on Israel’s commitment to implementing the terms of the agreement.
Hamas spokesperson Abdel Latif al-Qanou confirmed in press statements on Sunday that the movement’s delegation in Cairo “renewed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement.”
He indicated that the delegation is following up on proposals to consolidate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, accusing Israel of violating the agreement and deliberately delaying the implementation of its provisions.
Hamas also issued a statement on Sunday condemning the horrific massacre committed by Israeli forces in the town of Beit Lahia, north of Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of nine civilians, including journalists, according to preliminary statistics.
