Middle East: Gaza strikes reported ahead of Egypt talks DW 10/05/2025
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Middle East: Gaza strikes reported ahead of Egypt talks  DW  10/05/2025
"Talks over the end of the war in Gaza and a hostage deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamaswill take place in Egypt on Monday. Who will be at the Egypt talks? Negotiation teams arrived in Cairo on Sunday ahead of the talks, with optimistic tones coming from both Israel, Hamas and the mediating countries, the US and Egypt, regarding the chances of reaching an agreement."
"Despite Trump's call for a pause in hostilities, Israeli strikes were still reported in Gaza overnight. Gaza's Civil Defense agency said that five people were killed by Israeli strikes on Sunday, according to the Times of Israel. Reuters news agency also reported fresh strikes on Gaza on Sunday, citing Palestinian witnesses. Meanwhile, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said "some 900,000 residents" of Gaza City have moved towards the embattled territory's south."
Negotiations to end the Gaza war and secure a hostage deal will occur in Cairo with delegations from Israel and Hamas, mediated by the US and Egypt. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are present, and Khalil al-Hayya is reported to lead the Hamas delegation after surviving a recent assassination attempt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed hope some hostages could return during Sukkot and vowed Hamas would be disarmed either by diplomacy or militarily. Hamas is believed to hold 48 hostages, with about 20 alive. Israeli strikes continued overnight, killing civilians and displacing hundreds of thousands.
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