Following three days of intense talks,Egyptian officials have declared a freeze on negotiations between Israel and Hamas.

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The current round of negotiations for the release of hostages in Cairo has hit a snag over the clause regarding the withdrawal of IDF forces from Rafah Crossing and the Philadelphia Corridor, which was only captured this week after 19 years of abandonment following disengagement.

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The Egyptian representative at the meeting of senior security chiefs also said Egypt considers an end to the war to be the key to resolving all other conflicts such as in the Red Sea.

Hamas has said it will look "positively" at the proposal while Netanyahu has expressed a number of core reservations.

A Lebanese paper close to Hezbollah reports that negotiations have stalled due to tensions between Israel and Egypt over Rafah.

12 Likud MKs led by Economy Minister Nir Barkat sent a letter to Prime Minister Netanyahu opposing reported plans to hand the Rafah crossing over to Palestinian control.

The source that due to bullets flying in several directions, the security detail on the other side of the border then followed procedures to target the source of the fire. 

For reasons which are still unclear, a firefight broke out between IDF and Egyptian soldiers around Rafah crossing, leaving one Egyptian soldier dead and others wounded.

Israeli and Arab media are both reporting gunfire reported at Rafah crossing.

According to an Egyptian source, the aim of this aid is to reduce the shortages in the Gaza Strip until Israel withdraws from the Rafah crossing in favor of a PA contingent.

Overnight, the Defense Minister and Defense Secretary discussed the need for better humanitarian arrangements while ensuring the hostages are freed and Hamas defeated.

CNN reported that senior White House officials blamed Egypt for sabotaging  negotiations in favor of Hamas.

The Egyptian Foreign Minister made this statement following Foreign Minister Katz's claim that the key to resolving the humanitarian crisis in Gaza was in Egyptian hands.

Minister Katz said he spoke with the British and German Foreign Ministers on the importance of getting Egypt to open the Rafah crossing to aid on the Egyptian side.

The Secretary of State spoke with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, demanding he open the Rafah border crossing to humanitarian aid and added that the flow of aid needed to be expanded both at Rafah and Kerem Shalom.

After announcing that it intends to join the Hauge lawsuit against Israel, Egypt is considering intensifying measures and freezing diplomatic relations by returning the ambassador.

According to Channel 14 reporter Tamir Morag, some in Israel believe the Egyptians allowed massive arms smuggling via tunnels into Gaza for years, for both profit and to keep the Muslim Brotherhood quiet.