The London-based Arabic-language Al-Hayat newspaper reported on Sunday that at a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday, the two agreed to continue consultations and coordination regarding the efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza.
In this context, Al-Hayat reported that for the first time, the PA agreed to support Egypt's efforts to reach an agreement in Gaza that would be implemented in two stages over a period of six months.