CAIRO, (PIC)-- Egyptian diplomatic sources have revealed that a comprehensive plan for calm, ending siege and opening crossings in the Gaza Strip was ready with international approval but still facing difficulties.

The sources told the London-based Al-Hayat newspaper that Cairo was working on calming conditions in Gaza in preparation for easing the siege on the Palestinian people. They added that the Americans as well as the Europeans were supportive of the Egyptian efforts.

They explained that the mediation bid targets achieving calm, lifting the siege, solving inter-Palestinian problems and resuming negotiations.

Egypt proposed returning to the Rafah border agreement of 2005 that might be amended later on and easing the siege to be simultaneously met with ending the rocket fire on Israel, the sources underlined.

They noted that the IOF army would halt its raids, aggressions and assassinations.

The sources acknowledged presence of difficulties and that contacts take time to be made, however the Egyptian side was the only party capable of contacting all parties and that it would go ahead in its efforts to the end.