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Israel continued the bombardment of Gaza as negotiators arrived in Cairo before talks on Monday. The negotiations will mainly focus on US President Donald Trump's peace proposal, which entails the release of all hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and a broader end to the war, which is inching closer to the two-year mark.
While the hopes for the war to end get stronger, Israel continued strikes on the Palestinian coastal enclave, killing 63 people in the last 24 hours, The Guardian reported. Meanwhile, the Egyptian foreign ministry said that the talks on Monday would focus on the first phase of Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza.
The release of the remaining 48 hostages held by Hamas is expected to be the primary concern of the talks. The Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian told journalists that talks in Egypt would be “confined to a few days maximum” Later on Sunday, Trump said that the talks in Cairo are advancing “rapidly” and the first phase “should be completed this week.”