Photo used for demonstration purposes. Photo provided by the Palestinian Authority's press office (PPO) shows Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (L) meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. Photo by Thaer GHANAIM / PPO / AFP.
Cairo: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Sunday a proposal for a two-day truce in the Gaza war that would include a hostage release and could pave the way for a "complete ceasefire".
Sisi, whose government has been involved in mediation efforts to end the Gaza war, proposed a "two-day ceasefire" during which "four hostages would be exchanged for some prisoners in Israeli jails", followed by more negotiations within 10 days aiming to secure "a complete ceasefire and the entry of aid" into the Gaza Strip, the president told a news conference in Cairo alongside his visiting Algerian counterpart.
