Shin Bet Head discusses ceasefire with Hamas in Cairo – report

Source: Shin Bet Head discusses ceasefire with Hamas in Cairo – report – Breaking News – Jerusalem Post

The Israeli military confirmed that two rockets were fired towards central Israel on Thursday evening.

BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF

MARCH 16, 2019 19:57

Hamas members. (photo credit: REUTERS)

Shin Bet Head Nadav Argaman met with Hamas representatives in Cairo after two rockets were fired at Tel Aviv Thursday night, according to The Independent, a London based newspaper.

The meeting took place in order to discuss a possible ceasefire with Hamas. According to the report, Argaman promised that Israel would ease the blockade on the Gaza Strip and that Hamas and Israel would staff the border crossings in Kerem Shalom and Erez and reopen the Karni industrial zone. In addition to there would be an Egyptian agreement to open the Rafah crossing on a permanent basis.Prime Minister’s Office denied that it knew about the meeting.

The Israeli military confirmed that two rockets were fired towards central Israel on Thursday evening, with at least two loud explosions heard in the Gush Dan region. There were no interceptions as both rockets fell in open territory

According to initial reports, the two Fajr rockets were fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza, the second strongest group in the coastal enclave after Hamas.

Anna Ahronheim contributed to the report.

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