The Turkish president, who criticized Israel, also arrived in Cairo.
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in Cairo negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and the extremist organization Hamas continued for the second day on Wednesday. At the same time, Israel carried out attacks on Lebanon, raising fears of an expansion of the conflict in the region.
The talks are aimed at achieving a ceasefire and freeing the hostages still held by Hamas before Israel begins a full-scale ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. About 1.4 million Palestinians are trapped there.
A Hamas source told the AFP news agency that its delegation was on its way to Cairo for talks brokered by Egypt and Qatar. Israeli representatives had negotiated with the mediators on Tuesday.
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to urgently complete the hostage deal to spare the Palestinians from another catastrophe.
Director of the CIA, the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns joined the talks on Tuesday together with the head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad DavidBarnean with. Representative of the US National Security Council John Kirby characterized the negotiations as constructive.
Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in turn, arrived in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with.
Erdoğan criticized Israel for its “policy of occupation, destruction and massacre”.
According to the Ministry of Health under Hamas, more than 28,500 people have died in Israel's attack on Gaza, the majority of whom are women and children.
Israel said on Wednesday that it has approved the use of Starlink satellite services at a field hospital in the Gaza city of Rafah, Reuters news agency reports. Starlink will also be introduced in Israel for the first time.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Communications, Starlink enables, for example, video connections between hospitals.
CEO of SpaceX, which is responsible for Starlink operations Elon Musk told message service in X highly appreciating Israel's decision.
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