Jerusalem, 13 Feb (Xinhua) -- The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on 13 February, saying that the Israeli side will send a delegation to Cairo, the capital of Egypt, on the same day to discuss with various parties the issue of releasing detained Israeli personnel.
The statement said that the Israeli delegation will be led by the head of the Israeli Intelligence and Secret Service (Mossad) Barneya, and the head of the US intelligence service, Burns, the head of the US intelligence department, the Prime Minister of Qatar Mohammed, and the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence Agency, Abbas Kamal, will participate in the talks in Egypt.
The Israeli military issued a report on the situation of the battle on the 13th, saying that the Israeli army continued to advance the military operation in the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip on the 12th, killing more than 30 Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) fighters in the area. On the same day, Israeli forces killed about 10 Palestinian militants in the central Gaza Strip.
According to information released by the Israeli Army's Home Garrison Command, some areas on the border between Israel and Gaza were again attacked by rockets from the Gaza Strip on the 13th.
The Palestinian health department in Gaza said on the 13th that the Israeli army's military operation in the Gaza Strip in the past day caused 133 deaths and 162 injuries.
The first round of negotiations on a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was held in Paris, France, on January 28, with the participation of Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman and the heads of intelligence services from the United States, Israel and Egypt. Since Hamas and Israel refused to negotiate face-to-face, Egypt and Qatar communicated with Hamas in advance, and representatives of the two countries traveled to Paris to negotiate with Israel.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 7th of this month that by rejecting Hamas's request for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army will defeat Hamas within a few months and remain in the Gaza Strip after the war to ensure local demilitarization. In the early morning of the 12th, the Israeli army launched a strike on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip and its surrounding areas. According to the Palestinian News Agency, more than 100 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in the crackdown. (ENDS).