Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed. Hamas accused Israel of stalling.

Nir Barka also said that former U.S. President Joe Biden “restrained Israel,” and expressed optimism about support from President Donald Trump.

A delegation from Palestinian group Hamas arrived in Cairo on Monday to discuss the implementation of ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, the group said in a statement. (Reporting by Ali Sawafta, Writing by Menna Alaa El-Din,