Intense Regional Negotiations and Allegations Amid Ongoing Gaza Conflict.

Two weeks ago, I mentioned to you quickly about a truce, saying we would discuss it tomorrow if we’re still here. Now, Egypt has proposed a new plan to resume negotiations over Gaza during a visit from the head of Shin Bet, suggesting a limited prisoner exchange deal to then work on a larger one. The head of Israeli intelligence presented the Egyptian proposal to the security cabinet, following a report in Maariv that a new agreement was proposed to the cabinet, including a prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, involving the release of five living prisoners in exchange for a two-week truce in Gaza.

When we saw this deal, we thought it was a bad one. The Gaza government rejected it, making it clear they want a full end to the war, not just a day or two. Yesterday, President Sisi, alongside Tebboune, announced that the deal isn’t for two weeks, but two days, to exchange four prisoners. This shift in the negotiation focus – legendary resistance and unprecedented treachery – speaks volumes. Egypt, which once halted the war over Gaza, is now bartering for two days of truce, the only card left in Gaza’s hands.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu refused the deal after Gaza rejected it, even though he was initially in favor. Reports suggest he is convinced that Egypt knows the whereabouts of four hostages, trying to profit from the situation. Biden has called Sisi multiple times, pressuring him to negotiate a resolution regarding the hostages, pointing out Egypt's close ties to Gaza under the guise of reconstruction and the intelligence channels in place.

Sources report that President Sisi recently received detailed information about the tunnels in Gaza, shared with Israel and the U.S., a betrayal of unprecedented magnitude. Egypt is collecting a price for the blockade of Gaza; Egypt has already accepted 94 billion dollars as the price of betrayal since the start of this conflict, a substantial gain for providing intelligence to the enemy and enforcing a severe siege.

Many Egyptians and Arabs, observing the suffering of Gaza and Lebanon, believe Egypt’s leadership bears a unique responsibility. Egypt’s place in the Arab world brings an expectation of leadership, not betrayal. During the Yom Kippur War, for example, Egypt's stance inspired unity across the Arab nations. Now, the betrayal seems to extend deeply into international dealings, jeopardizing Egypt’s credibility. The deal's talks even involve possibilities of torture being used to extract the location of the hostages, highlighting how far Egypt's government is willing to go in these intelligence operations.

To Gaza, they say, "enough already.