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Monday, April 29, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 29, 2024
Egyptian FM ‘hopeful’ for Gaza truce, hostage deal proposal
File: Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, center, speaks with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos, during their meeting at the foreign house in Nicosia, Cyprus, Feb. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Egypt’s foreign minister says he is “hopeful” about a new proposal for a Gaza truce as a Hamas delegation was due in Cairo for talks on Monday.
“We are hopeful,” Sameh Shoukry says in Riyadh at the World Economic Forum, adding that “the proposal has taken into account the positions of both sides and has tried to extract moderation.”
