Egyptian source to Sky News: Despite difficulties in talks, reports on no Cairo breakthrough are false
The latest round of ceasefire talks have broken up without a breakthrough. Meanwhile, global internet cables have been cut in the Red Sea that provide data to Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Without a temporary truce over Ramadan, which begins 10 March, the conflict could get worse both in Gaza and on the West Bank, he said. “We could see Hamas fomenting some kind of uprising on the West Bank and that could be made worse by the far-right members of Netanyahu’s Israeli government talking about restricting access to Temple Mount”. Temple Mount, in Jerusalem, is host to Dome of the Rock and al Aqsa mosque, two Muslim holy sites, as well as being a sacred place for Jews, with the Western Wall located there. Hamas have called for Palestinian Muslims to ignore any restrictions and march on the mosque. Israel have also threatened to begin a ground offensive in Rafah should Hamas not release all hostages by Ramadan. “The question now is whether the talks can be put back together over the coming days before the Ramadan holy month begins,” said Bunkall. He said we could be seeing “stalling tactics” that precede a breakthrough – or things may “go from bad to worse”.