Talks on implementing Trump’s Gaza deal said likely to start Sunday in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh; Witkoff said en route; Dermer set to head Israeli team

4 October 2025, 11:39 am

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This picture taken on November 19, 2022 shows a view of the old market area of Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh and the Grand Mosque of al-Sahaba at sunset during the COP27 climate conference. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on implementing US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and free all the hostages are set to start tomorrow in Egypt, Channel 12 reports, saying that they are likely to be held in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh.

It says US envoy Steve Witkoff is on his way to Egypt, and that Israel’s negotiating team, which has been told to make preparations to depart, is to be headed by Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer.