CAIRO, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- A delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement arrived in Egypt on Monday for talks with Egyptian officials on the current conflicts between the Palestinian group and Israeli troops in the Gaza Strip.

    The Hamas delegation, grouping Hamas senior members Emad al-Alami and Mohamed Nasr, came as the Israeli attacks on Gaza entered its 10th day, according to the Egyptian MENA news agency.

    It's the first Hamas delegation arriving in Egypt for talks on Gaza ceasefire since Israel launched its military offensive in the Palestinian enclave in late December, 2008.

    Earlier on Monday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit said Egyptian officials' talks with Hamas delegation will focus on means of reaching a ceasefire in Gaza.

    The talks are also meant to pave the way for achieving an inter-Palestinian reconciliation in face of the Israeli offensive, Abul Gheit told the Al-Arabiya news channel.

    Israel's military action, aimed at retaliating for Hamas rocket attacks into Israel, has killed over 500 Palestinians and wounded more than 2,600 others since the start of the operation on Dec. 27,2008.

    A six-month truce brokered by Egypt between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian groups in Gaza expired on Dec. 19, 2008.