Hamas confirmed that a senior delegation ended a visit to Cairo on Saturday evening, part of urgent efforts to halt Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. The movement’s statement, issued on Telegram, validated Al Manassa’s earlier exclusive report on the previously undisclosed trip.
The delegation was led by Zahir Jabarin and included senior leaders Husam Badran, Kamal Abu Aoun, Ghazi Hamad, and Mahmoud Mardawi. Hamas said the officials met with Palestinian factions, civil society groups, business leaders, and public figures.
The talks, according to the statement, aimed to broaden consultations, fortify joint action, and chart a national roadmap for the post-war period. Hamas stressed that unity, both political and on the ground, was the guarantee to end the war and strengthen Palestinian resilience.
The visit, Hamas said, came “as Israel’s crimes in Gaza intensify, with systematic destruction and forced displacement carried out under Zionist plans to reoccupy Gaza City and continue the genocide against Palestinians.”
Palestinian factions agreed to keep exploring avenues to end the war, support Gaza’s civilians, and confront Israeli measures in the West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. They also pledged to coordinate joint management of the conflict and sketch a post-war roadmap, the statement added.
Egyptian and Palestinian sources involved in ceasefire talks told Al Manassa on Saturday that Hamas leaders had arrived in Cairo to resume mediation led by Egypt and Qatar, aimed at reviving stalled negotiations.
The visit followed an Egyptian invitation, a senior Hamas official explained to Al Manassa, noting the movement had not yet received new messages about restarting talks, even as Israel pressed ahead with its plan to seize Gaza City.
An Egyptian source familiar with the talks told Al Manassa that Cairo was holding intensive contacts with Arab states and Washington to pressure Israel to return to negotiations and halt its military campaign.
In late July, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff announced that Washington had withdrawn its negotiators from Doha after Israel recalled its own team. At the time, Israel accused Hamas of rejecting a ceasefire proposal after the group submitted its formal response to the draft.
Israel claims that Hamas holds 48 Israeli captives in Gaza, including 20 believed to be alive. By contrast, rights groups report that Israeli prisons hold more than 10,800 Palestinian detainees, many subjected to torture and deliberate medical neglect. By Aug. 24, 2025,76 have died in Israeli custody.
