Israel and Egypt negotiate ceasefire terms as humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza
β’ Israeli and Egyptian officials held talks in Cairo on April 18 to discuss a potential ceasefire agreement brokered by Qatari mediators, marking the first substantive negotiation in three weeks following escalated border tensions. β’ Gaza's health ministry reports 1.8 million people face acute food insecurity, with humanitarian organizations warning of disease outbreaks; the UN humanitarian coordinator called the situation "the worst in two years." β’ Both sides remain divided over prisoner exchanges and Israeli military withdrawal timelines, though preliminary frameworks for a phased 90-day truce have been proposed.
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