Skip next section Talks on Gaza truce deal to resume in Egypt
05/05/2024May 5, 2024
Talks on Gaza truce deal to resume in Egypt
A delegation from the Palestinian militant group is expected to meet with Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators on Sunday in a bid to strike a deal on a truce in amid the .
Negotiators have been discussing a proposal for a 40-day pause in fighting and an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians held in Israeli jails, according to details made public by Britain.
has so far sent no delegation to the talks in Cairo, with an Israeli official telling the AFP news agency it would do so only if there was “positive movement.”
Up to now, both sides have accused each other of blocking a deal.
Hamas has said it will not agree to any truce that does not include a complete end to the war and Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
Israel has refused to guarantee an end to its offensive, launched after Hamas carried out attacks in southern Israel on October 7 in which 1,200 Israelis were killed and 250 taken hostage. Israel, the United States and Germany are among the countries that designate Hamas as a terrorist organization.
Last November, 105 of the hostages were released in exchange for Palestinians held by Israel during a weeklong cease-fire, but since then negotiations have failed to produce any lasting truce.
It is unclear how many of the Israelis remaining in captivity are still alive.
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05/05/2024May 5, 2024
Israel says Islamic Jihad leader killed in strike
The Israeli military says a leader of the militant Islamic Jihad organization who was involved in a deadly raid on Israel on October 7 has been killed in an airstrike in southern Gaza.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Aiman Zaarab was responsible for an attack by the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade on the kibbutz of Sufa and a military post during the raid.
The IDF added that “two additional Islamic Jihad terrorists” were killed in the strike alongside Zaarab.
tj/sms (AP, AFP, DPA, Reuters)
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