Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor -- the border separating Egypt and Gaza -- as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future.
The military was supposed to begin withdrawing from that region in early March if the current ceasefire, which expires Saturday, were extended.
The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of brutal warfare between Israel and Hamas is set to end on Saturday.
Hamas has rejected a proposal by U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff to extend a first phase of the ceasefire and release more Israeli hostages. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there would be no possibility of continuing the ceasefire without Hamas releasing hostages.
Britain said on Monday that several proposals had been made for a truce in fighting between Ukraine and Russia, after France floated a plan for a one-month pause leading to peace talks, but U.S. President Donald Trump suggested his patience was running out.