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Sunday, August 5, 2018
Security cabinet mulling Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting members of his security cabinet to discuss a possible Egyptian-brokered truce with Hamas.
Hamas leaders have been meeting in Gaza over the weekend but no details of their talks have emerged. Reports over the weekend indicated the Gaza terrorist group would be willing to sign the long-term ceasefire with Israel on the condition that Israeli and Egyptian restrictions on the its border crossings be eased.
Israeli officials have said that they will not accept any agreement with Hamas that does not include the return of the Israeli citizens and remains of IDF soldiers being held in Gaza.
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