"A US delegation led by envoy Steve Witkoff was due to arrive in Egypt on Tuesday to reinforce President Donald Trump's involvement in the newly restarted negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at ending the war in Gaza The indirect talks at Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian resort city on the Red Sea, entered their second day on the second anniversary of the Hamas surprise attack into Israel that triggered the bloody conflict."
"Last week, Trump announced a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza that was accepted in its broad outlines by Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, and Hamas as a basis for further talks. Both sides expressed multiple reservations and are seeking substantial changes to many of its currently ill-defined provisions, however. Trump on Tuesday said there was a real chance of a deal as he met the Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, in the White House."
US envoy Steve Witkoff led a delegation to Egypt to support renewed indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war. The talks in Sharm el-Sheikh continued into a second day on the second anniversary of the Hamas surprise attack that triggered the conflict. Trump proposed a 20-point plan accepted in broad outlines by Netanyahu and Hamas as a negotiation basis, though both sides seek substantial changes. Egyptian officials said immediate priorities are a ceasefire, release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and maps for phased Israeli withdrawals with UN-mediated humanitarian aid. Netanyahu vowed to pursue the return of abductees and the elimination of Hamas's rule. The UN secretary-general called for an end to hostilities amid an immense humanitarian catastrophe; Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people during the October 7 attack.
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