Egypt has reiterated its demand for a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza borders, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV channel reported Monday, citing a high-ranking security source, Paralel.Az reports.

Egypt renewed the request while denying media reports saying that Egypt had agreed to allow Israel to maintain its forces in the Philadelphi Corridor, according to the report.

Egypt, along with Qatar and the United States, is leading mediation efforts to reach a truce and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas, with the goal of achieving a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

In the latest round of ceasefire talks held in Cairo on Monday, Israel's demand to maintain control over the Philadelphi Corridor remained a key point of contention.