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Israeli official: Some progress in hostage talks, gaps remain on duration of truce and Hamas’s future
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
A rally for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, at Safra Square in Jerusalem, April 27, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/ Flash90)
There has been some progress in hostage talks in Cairo, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel, but “not everything the Egyptians say is true.”
Two Egyptian officials told Reuters last night that there were “significant breakthroughs.”
The major sticking points remain, says the Israeli official, including the duration of a ceasefire and the future of Hamas.
On recent statements by Israeli officials expressing displeasure with Qatari mediation, the official says that “it’s nothing new.”
“Qatar is in the negotiations for its own benefit — so that world leaders will come to Doha — not to pressure Hamas,” says the official. “Egypt does pressure Hamas.”
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