Egypt in touch with Hamas and Israel over ceasefire deal, sources say

Egypt is in contact with senior Hamas and Israeli figures on Sunday in an effort to restart negotiations for a truce in the Gaza Strip ahead of Ramadan, Reuters reported, citing two Egyptian security sources.

According to Reuters, Egypt's contacts with Hamas and Israeli intelligence agency Mossad were carried out under a mandate from the Egyptian presidency in an effort to bring the two sides' divergent positions together, the sources said, without providing further details.