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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 25, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Israeli delegation returns from Cairo talks; officials said optimistic despite Hamas claiming to reject latest proposal
Palestinian terror group Hamas is sticking to the ceasefire-hostage release deal proposal that it submitted on July 2, and rejects new Israeli conditions for a ceasefire, Osama Hamdan tells Hamas-run Al-Aqsa TV.
He further claims that any talk of an imminent deal is false.
Channel 12 reports, however, that the talks in Cairo are moving in the right direction, and citing unnamed officials, it says that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is under heavy pressure to accept the deal.
The report adds that the Israeli negotiating team returned to Israel from Cairo earlier this evening, and will discuss the next steps with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
