Egypt and Qatar are sponsoring a new round of negotiations in Cairo. The aim is to restore "calm" in the Gaza Strip and achieve a ceasefire.

A Hamas source close to the matter confirmed that the Palestinian Islamist movement had accepted this new round. More information to come on Le Figaro. Back to Mail Online home. Back To the page you came from. The latest Israel-Hamas war news and updates from the Middle East can be found at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/features/features-top-stories/the-new-round-of-negotiations-in-cairo-will-begin-Thursday-afternoon.html.