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A senior Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya is heading to Cairo for negotiations involving a Gaza ceasefire, hostage releases, and Israeli troop withdrawals, with discussions focusing on prisoner exchanges, military disengagement, and potential international peacekeeping, amid opposition from Hamas to the initial Israeli withdrawal map presented by Trump.
Hamas is committed to ending the Gaza conflict through negotiations in Cairo, focusing on arranging conditions for the release of hostages and prisoners, with plans for a gradual release over several days via the Red Cross, while both Hamas and Israeli delegations prepare for talks.
US and Israeli officials, along with Hamas negotiators, are heading to Cairo for urgent talks aimed at ending the Gaza conflict, focusing on hostage releases, prisoner exchanges, and a potential ceasefire amid escalating tensions and limited time for a deal.
International mediators are meeting in Cairo to negotiate a temporary cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas, with President Biden pressuring for a deal. Tensions are mounting as Iran vows to avenge an Israeli strike in Syria, and Israel remains on alert. Israeli officials are facing mounting pressure at home to bring the hostages home, as protests and vigils mark the six-month anniversary of the war.
A delegation from Hamas has arrived in Cairo for crucial talks on a potential six-week cease-fire deal with Israel, with a U.S. official stating that a framework deal is already on the table. The talks are focused on freeing hostages, ramping up aid to Gaza, and halting the fighting in time for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The final days leading up to the anticipated truce have been marked by a deadly airstrike on a food convoy and ongoing violence, with both sides giving little information on the state of progress.
Senior Hamas officials are reportedly refusing to concede to any of the requests made by the U.S. and Israel in the ongoing ceasefire and hostage negotiations, with talks set to continue in Cairo. Hamas is expected to deliver a final answer on a proposal put together by mediators at a Paris summit, but has indicated that it will not provide details on the abductees without a significant price. The group is also rejecting Israel's stipulations to the deal, such as preventing fighting-age Palestinian men from returning to the northern Gaza Strip, and insists on a "comprehensive" ceasefire, while warning of potential escalation in the West Bank and Jerusalem if an agreement is not reached before Ramadan.