Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel is expected to present to Prime Minister Bennett an outline for a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, the Qatari-affiliated Al-Arabi al-Jadid newspaper reported this morning, according to Egyptian sources.
According to the publication, things will come up during Kamel's visit to Israel later this month, the second visit to Israel since Operation The Guardian of the Walls.
According to the sources, "General Abbas Kamel's visit will not be limited to the Gaza case, or to the issue of calm and the establishment of a ceasefire, but there are other key issues of common interest that concern Kamal's area of responsibility."
For example, sources explained that Egypt has recently held consultations on the Iranian issue and the security situation in Syria.
According to the report, Egypt and Israel have exchanged intelligence on the types of weapons that Iran equips its allies in the region.
This is when the weapons pose a direct threat to the security situation in the entire region and not just to Israel.
This will be Kamel's second visit since Operation Wall Guard // Photo: EPI, Photo: EPI
Sources said the intelligence information referred to the transfer of Iranian drones to its organizations in Syria, as well as to the Houthi militia in Yemen that threatens Saudi Arabia and the Red Sea region, adversely affecting Egypt through the movement of vessels from the sea to the Suez Canal. The Egyptian will include senior officials dealing with these issues.
Regarding the lull in the Gaza Strip, Egyptian sources explained to the newspaper that Kamel would discuss with the Israeli side the results of his series of meetings with the heads of terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, led by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
According to the report, the Egyptian intelligence chief will offer Bennett an outline acceptable to the organizations, for the relief that Israel will submit to Gaza in the near future, which require its approval as they contradict security understandings between Cairo and Jerusalem in the Camp David agreement.
Regarding the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, the sources claimed that the intelligence chief Kamel has a ready-made Egyptian outline waiting for a green light from the Israeli side.
"Cairo has finished drafting a comprehensive outline following recent meetings with the Hamas leadership," the sources said, noting that in the past there had been a delay due to the position of Hamas' military wing, the a-Zadin al-Qassem Brigades.
"The Hamas leadership's insistence on returning to al - Qassem's leadership before agreeing on any change in the outlines of the agreement has always been a deterrent, but the presence of leadership from the military during the recent visit to Cairo contributed to a speedy decision. In his government, "the sources said.
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In addition, it was reported that Kamal will discuss with Bennett regarding the situation in Jerusalem that the terrorist organizations demand to be part of all agreements regarding the lull.
"Egypt believes that there are simple measures that will help calm down if they are promoted by Israel," the report said.
Regarding the facilitation, according to the sources, Hamas and the terrorist organizations in Gaza demand the entry of materials needed in the factories, while Egypt does not believe that there is a concern in light of the security measures at the crossings.
At the regional level, it was reported that the Egyptian official is expected to discuss with the Israeli side recent developments in Sudan against the background of the military coup and even the issue of the Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia.