Egypt is fed up with Hamas, and its delegation in Qatar threatened the terror group’s delegation over its refusal to accept a ceasefire deal in Gaza, an Arab diplomat tells The Times of Israel.

Egypt is “pressuring Hamas to accept,” says the diplomat.

The diplomat confirms an i24 report that the Egyptians threatened Hamas delegation head Khalil al-Hayya with deportation and insulted him over his refusal to accept a deal.

A second source involved in the mediation efforts says the Egyptian anger at Hamas is due to what Cairo feels is the terror group’s foot-dragging in the negotiations.

Mediators are still waiting for Hamas to respond to the new set of maps submitted this week by Israel that lay out a softened proposal of its partial withdrawal from Gaza during the 60-day truce under discussion, the source says.