Egypt preparing safe areas for Gaza refugees, foreign minister says

Move comes as ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas make little progress, according to key Qatar negotiator

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Egypt is preparing safe areas for Gaza refugees, Cairo has said, as the key Qatar negotiator in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas admitted they have made no progress in recent days.

Egypt’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukry, said at a security conference in Munich on Saturday that while his country would deal with civilians humanely, the displacement of Palestinians remained unacceptable.