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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 338

Cairo

A rally calling for the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, August 24, 2024. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 25, 2024, 1:53 pm
Israeli team returns to Cairo for Gaza hostage-ceasefire deal talks as north erupts
Israeli official says US pressuring Jerusalem to send message it doesn’t seek wider war, is still interested in talks seen as key to keeping fighting from spreading regionwide
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
This overview shows an Israeli flag flying from a pedestrian bridge above a road inscribed with the names of hostages captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 attacks inscribed in Hebrew, outside the Israeli Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2024. (Jack GUEZ / AFP)
August 24, 2024, 1:55 pm
Hamas team in Cairo for hostage talks, as rallies nationwide urge deal
Terror group’s team being briefed by Egypt, but won’t negotiate, as ceasefire-for-hostages talks continue; disputes reported on Gaza-Egypt border control, hostage-release timetable
By ToI Staff
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media as after meeting with families of Hamas hostages, during his visit to Tel Aviv, Israel, June 11, 2024. (Jack Guez/ Pool Photo via AP)
August 18, 2024, 11:35 am
Blinken heads to Israel for 9th time since Oct. 7, hoping to close hostage-truce deal
Biden says Gaza deal closer than ever after two days of Doha talks not attended by Hamas; terror group politburo claims signs of progress ‘an illusion,’ decries ‘American diktats’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ronen Bar (left), head of the Shin Bet security services, speaks with Mossad chief David Barnea during the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Jerusalem, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
August 3, 2024, 5:27 pm
Israeli team visits Cairo for hostage-truce talks with Egyptian mediators
High-level delegation meets with officials in Egypt after Netanyahu gives green light; Qatar reportedly sitting out this round over Haniyeh’s killing
By ToI Staff
People visit Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on April 7, 2024, six months after Hamas's October 7 massacre, which saw terrorists kill some 1,200 people and seize 253 hostages - 129 of whom are still held hostage in Gaza. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
April 7, 2024, 8:36 pm
‘Critical days’: Israeli team gets green light for next round of Gaza truce talks
Senior Egyptian official says temporary ceasefire likely over Eid al-Fitr holiday this week; Hamas official acknowledges flexibility on both sides, but says it might not be enough
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Khalil al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, speaks during an interview in November 2023 (video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 6, 2024, 6:19 pm
As Hamas sticks to demands, Israeli officials warn Cairo talks likely an ’empty show’
Terror group still seeks full IDF pullout from Gaza, as Biden urges mediators to put pressure on for a deal; unnamed Israeli source says talks give families ‘false hope’
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
Illustrative: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and Mossad chief David Barnea at a pre-Passover toast April 4, 2023. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
April 2, 2024, 6:22 pm
Israeli negotiators return from Cairo hostage talks as they await Hamas response
Netanyahu’s office praises Egyptian mediation in oblique swipe at Qatar; source indicates there is reason for optimism that a deal can be reached
By Lazar Berman
Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip and against the current Israeli government outside the IDF headquarters in Tel Aviv, March 30, 2024. (Itai Ron/Flash90)
March 31, 2024, 8:14 am
Indirect truce talks between Israel and Hamas to resume in Cairo
Netanyahu okays departure of delegation after negotiations in Qatar collapsed last week; Hamas official says terror group will wait to hear from Egyptians first
By Reuters, ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
File - Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services, left, and Mossad chief David Barnea at the annual IDF Armored Corps memorial ceremony, marking the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, in Yad La-Shiryon, on September 27, 2023. (Jonathan Shaul/Flash90)
March 29, 2024, 7:14 pm
Netanyahu gives Shin Bet, Mossad chiefs go-ahead to resume hostage talks
After negotiations in Qatar apparently collapsed earlier in the week, premier tells Ronen Bar and David Barnea their teams have ‘room to operate’ in Doha and Cairo
By ToI Staff and Lazar Berman
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, speaks during his meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, not pictured, at the State Department in Washington, March 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
March 8, 2024, 9:24 pm
Blinken says truce ‘ball’ in Hamas’s court; terror group says no to compromise
Lebanese newspaper claims failure in hostage negotiations in Cairo stems from departure from Paris proposals, lack of focus on future stages of deal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
A man puts of photographs of the Israelis still held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, at 'Hostage Square' in Tel Aviv, March 4, 2024. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
March 7, 2024, 11:05 pm
US says Hamas holding up 6-week ceasefire by refusing to release vulnerable hostages
Biden officials insist deal still possible amid deadlock, reveal truce would let civilians return to north Gaza; add there’s no hard deadline but want agreement before Ramadan
By Jacob Magid
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, on March 6, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 7, 2024, 3:27 pm
Hamas envoys leave Cairo, with deadlocked hostage deal talks to resume next week
Egypt says negotiations at an impasse over terror group’s demand for permanent ceasefire, making deal by Ramadan unlikely; Hamas official claims Israel ‘thwarting’ efforts
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza and their supporters protest for the captives' release, in Jerusalem, March 2, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
March 2, 2024, 11:12 pm
US says Israel has agreed to framework for Gaza truce, ball is in Hamas’s court
But Washington official cautions against raising expectations; Hamas delegation due in Cairo for talks; Israel indicates it won’t send team until it gets list of live hostages
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz at a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, October 28, 2023. (Abir Sultan/ Pool Photo via AP)
February 14, 2024, 8:07 pm
PM vetoes further Cairo negotiations on hostages; war cabinet reportedly not consulted
Gantz, Eisenkot said incensed; families outraged by decision they cast as ‘death sentence’ for captives; Netanyahu: No progress possible unless Hamas drops ‘delusional’ demands
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
This combination of pictures created on February 13, 2024 shows (L to R) CIA Director William Burns, Mossad Director David Barnea, and Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. (AFP)
February 13, 2024, 5:40 pm
Progress reported toward six-week-long hostage deal as intel chiefs huddle in Cairo
Top officials from Israel, Egypt, Qatar and US discuss truce that reportedly would include guarantees the parties will continue talks toward a permanent ceasefire
By AP and ToI Staff
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