Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Tuesday discussed efforts to reach a cease-fire in the Gaza war, the Egyptian presidency said "The president affirmed the Egyptian position rejecting the continuation of military operations in the Gaza Strip," the presidency said in a statement. Senior U.S. officials were in the region to push for a ceasefire after Hamas made concessions last week, but the Palestinian group said a new Israeli assault on Gaza on Monday threatened truce talks at a crucial moment and called for mediators to rein in Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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