Hamas fighters trapped in tunnels present new obstacle to Gaza ceasefire progress

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Η εκεχειρία είναι εύθραυστη, διότι η Χαμάς δεν παραδίδει τον οπλισμό παρά την αμνηστία για όσους το πράττουν, αλλά και η ενεργή χρήση των σηράγγων στην πόλη Rafa ακόμη και στα μετόπισθεν της « Κίτρινης Γραμμής!!..», που ελέγχει ο IDF…

Hugo Bachega/Middle East correspondent , Jerusalem

Another challenge has emerged recently, involving scores of Hamas fighters believed to be in tunnels beneath the southern city of Rafah behind the so-called "Yellow Line", which marks the area under Israeli control.

Jared Kushner (2nd L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2nd R) held talks in Jerusalem on Monday

Last week, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said an amnesty could be offered for fighters who laid down their arms, and that this could be a "model" for what Washington hoped to apply in the rest of Gaza.

Witkoff said 200 fighters were trapped, although this number has not been confirmed.

According to media reports, Kushner and the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, discussed the issue during a meeting in Jerusalem on Monday.

Hamas wants its fighters in Rafah to be given safe passage, which has so far been rejected by Israel (file photo)

US President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, returned to Israel on Monday, as mediators face a new obstacle in their efforts to advance negotiations on the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal to the next and more complex phase.

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