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[Global Times Report] According to the US "Newsweek" report, regarding the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), John Kirby, spokesman for the US White House National Security Council, said on the 26th local time that the ceasefire negotiations held in Cairo have made progress. In this regard, senior Hamas officials accused the US government of "selling fantasies."

File photo of John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council

Kirby reportedly told reporters on Monday that the talks in Cairo, Egypt, "have not broken down" and that the parties have made "enough progress." "The talks have actually progressed to the point where they (the parties) believe that the next logical step is for the lower-level groups to sit down and discuss these finer details."

According to reports, Hamas did not directly participate in the recent rounds of negotiations, but was represented by the mediation teams of Egypt and Qatar, who conveyed the relevant content to Hamas after the meetings. Kirby told reporters that "Hamas will continue to be represented in the working group meetings now and in the next few days."

Newsweek reported that in response to the US statement, Hamas Political Bureau member Bassem Naim said that Hamas "did not participate in any negotiations in Cairo" and "Kirby's remarks are an attempt to sell illusions to cover up the crimes of the occupation." Naim told Newsweek that "Washington is conducting a media pressure campaign against the resistance movement."

According to a previous report by Xinhua News Agency, two Egyptian sources revealed that the ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip held in Cairo, Egypt, still failed to reach an agreement on August 25, as Israel and Hamas refused to make concessions on key differences. A US official said that the lower-level "working groups" of both sides will remain in Cairo to continue consultations with the mediator. Izzat Rishik, a member of the Hamas Political Bureau, issued a statement on the 25th that the Hamas delegation had left Cairo on the evening of the 25th after meeting with the mediator and listening to the results of the negotiations.