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Talks on second stage to start once hostages freed — report
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
Sources tell Qatari channel Al-Araby that talks for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement will begin one day after the hostages are released.
It’s unclear if this refers to the release of all hostages, including the dead, or only the living captives.
The channel also reports that Egypt informed American diplomats that it will not allow Israel to maintain a permanent presence along the Egyptian border with Gaza. Israel has insisted on keeping troops in the area, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, to thwart what it describes as heavy smuggling activity.
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