Report: The Egyptians hinted to the Gazans that there may be major changes in government plans and alternatively the US may support the regulation in the Gaza Strip

• Hamas political bureau chairman Ismail Haniyeh // Photo: AFP

Hamas has signaled from Cairo that the "century deal" in a format promoted by the Trump administration may be canceled. On the other hand, the US appears to support a long-term lull between Israel and Hamas, which has made great strides, according to Egyptian sources who spoke to the Al-Arabi al-Jadeed website (Saturday night).

According to sources, things were welcome in Hamas, while Ismail Haniyeh's head of political bureau is leaving tomorrow for a round of visits to the Middle East with the approval of Egyptian chief of intelligence Abbas Kamel. They claim that intelligence chief Kamal told Haniyeh and the delegation members that Cairo would not oppose the campaign after more than a year and a half, in which it prevented it. It was also reported that the ship would depart for Istanbul tomorrow morning, and is expected to continue from there to Doha.

The sources said that at the Cairo meeting there were extensive consultations on the joint security issue in Gaza and Egypt and the border between Gaza and Sinai, in addition to the issue of calm in the Gaza Strip. They emphasized that there has been great progress in talks on the lull between Israel and Hamas. However, Haniyeh did not provide a decisive answer regarding the details of the arrangement, described by the sources, and postponed it until he returned to Cairo from his journey in the countries of the region, and his meetings with Hamas leaders there.

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Regarding the "century deal", it was said that "her talk in the past was completely over, and what remains are understandings and general lines, close to a limited agreement, a kind of long-term calm, with no other agreements between Egypt and Israel on security and economic understandings in Sinai."

The sources confirmed that Hamas supports a long-term calm with Israel, and that Egypt will soon end its talks with the other factions in Gaza that oppose it. In the coming days, according to the report, until the return of Haniyeh, Egypt will invite some representatives of the other factions in Gaza to finalize the controversies.

The sources also said that the head of the handsome Political Bureau will meet with international and regional officials in Turkey, and will also travel to Malaysia to attend an international forum in the capital Kuala Lumpur, which will be held from December 18-21.