Egypt Says Ready To Host International Conference For Gaza Rebuilding After Ceasefire

CAIRO, Jan 14 (Bernama-AA) -- Egypt said Tuesday that it is ready to host an international conference for rebuilding the Gaza Strip, following an anticipated ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinians, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

"Egypt is ready, when conditions permit after the Gaza ceasefire, to host an international conference for the reconstruction of the territory,” Foreign Minister Badr Abdealatty told a joint press conference in Cairo with his counterpart from Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel.

"It is time for the political will to align to reach an agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza,” he added.

Qatar said early on Tuesday that Gaza ceasefire negotiations are in their "final details" and that announcing an agreement is “imminent.”

“A draft agreement has been handed to both Hamas and Israel and major obstacles on key contentious issues between the two sides have been addressed,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a press conference in Doha.

Palestinian resistance group Hamas also confirmed that a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement is in “its final stages.”

Palestinian sources earlier said that a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal is “nearly ready” and could be signed by Friday.

The sources, speaking to Anadolu on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the talks, said that progress had been made to finalise the agreement.

Israel has continued a genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 46,600 people, most of them women and children despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.

In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.

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