Sunday, 10 August 2014

Palestinians threaten to leave Cairo if Israeli team doesn’t show

Palestinian negotiators warn they will leave Cairo on Sunday if their Israeli counterparts do not show up for truce talks.
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza are expected to resume in Cairo on Sunday with an Israeli delegation scheduled to arrive in the city, where a Palestinian team and Egyptian mediators are waiting.
But an Israeli official tells AFP that talks could not take place until Palestinian rocket fire came to a halt.
The Palestinian delegation warns they would leave the Egyptian capital if no delegation showed up, with one senior Palestinian setting a 1300 GMT deadline.
“We have a meeting tomorrow (Sunday) with Egyptian (mediators). If we confirm that the Israeli delegation is placing conditions for its return, we will not accept any conditions,” lead negotiator Azzam al-Ahmed tells AFP.
Another senior Palestinian negotiator says they had given the Israeli delegation until 1300 GMT on Sunday.

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