Report: Cairo denies proposal to transfer Hamas weapons to Egypt

CAIRO / PNN /

Senior Egyptian sources have denied Israeli media claims that Cairo proposed taking custody of Hamas’ weapons as a temporary “deposit” under a broader plan for Gaza’s future, Egypt’s Al-Qahera News channel reported Tuesday.

The denial came in response to Israeli reports suggesting that Egypt had floated an initiative whereby Hamas’ arsenal would be transferred to its custody for an unspecified period as part of a so-called “day after” plan for…