A member of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Ezzat al-Rashq, stated today, Thursday, that "Israel's invasion of Rafah and the occupation of the crossing aims to obstruct the mediators' efforts and escalate the aggression and genocide." He added, "We in Hamas affirm our commitment to our position, agreeing to the paper presented by the mediators. Our delegation left Cairo a short while ago heading to Doha." Egypt is hosting delegations representing both sides of the conflict, Hamas, and Israel, in addition to Qatar and the United States, which are participating with Egypt in mediation efforts to cease the war that began on October 7 of last year.