Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi said there are some indications of possibility of a cease-fire over Gaza soon, but there are no guarantees yet.
He stressed that his government was in touch with both Israelis and Palestinians.
Morsi also denounced the Israeli offensive against Gaza Strip as a flagrant aggression against humanity, promising that his country will never abandon Gaza.
Morsi was speaking in Cairo after meeting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who arrived in Egypt Saturday for a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. However, it will be dominated by the conflict in Gaza.
Egypt and Turkey are under pressure from the United States to get Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel, but the two countries have in turn strongly condemned Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
"In fact, it was Israel that violated the cease-fire," Erdogan said in Ankara before leaving for Egypt. "This is an Israeli tactic of pointing the finger at Hamas, in order to attack Gaza," Erdogan said Friday night.
At the same time, high-level Egyptian sources said that the truce talks are sponsored by Egypt, Turkey and America with Hamas. In addition, Israeli-American communication channels are open.
The same source said that, the security crew chief in the Israeli Defense Ministry, Amos Gilad, arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian intelligence leaders about the proposed truce.
A Palestinian official told Reuters the truce discussions would continue in Cairo on Sunday, saying "there is hope," but it was too early to say whether the efforts would succeed.
Obama spoke with Morsi on Friday, commending his country's efforts to de-escalate the situation and expressing his hope that these efforts would be successful, the White House said.
Meanwhile, an Israeli official confirmed that Morsi and Erdogan, were making efforts to promote a cease-fire and were in contact with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo. Nevertheless, the official added, there was no clear outline for a cease-fire agreement.
Morsi was speaking in Cairo after meeting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who arrived in Egypt Saturday for a visit aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries. However, it will be dominated by the conflict in Gaza.
Egypt and Turkey are under pressure from the United States to get Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel, but the two countries have in turn strongly condemned Israel for its attacks on the Palestinian enclave.
"In fact, it was Israel that violated the cease-fire," Erdogan said in Ankara before leaving for Egypt. "This is an Israeli tactic of pointing the finger at Hamas, in order to attack Gaza," Erdogan said Friday night.
At the same time, high-level Egyptian sources said that the truce talks are sponsored by Egypt, Turkey and America with Hamas. In addition, Israeli-American communication channels are open.
The same source said that, the security crew chief in the Israeli Defense Ministry, Amos Gilad, arrived in Cairo to meet with Egyptian intelligence leaders about the proposed truce.
A Palestinian official told Reuters the truce discussions would continue in Cairo on Sunday, saying "there is hope," but it was too early to say whether the efforts would succeed.
Obama spoke with Morsi on Friday, commending his country's efforts to de-escalate the situation and expressing his hope that these efforts would be successful, the White House said.
Meanwhile, an Israeli official confirmed that Morsi and Erdogan, were making efforts to promote a cease-fire and were in contact with Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Cairo. Nevertheless, the official added, there was no clear outline for a cease-fire agreement.
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