Cairo, Gaza and Israel

Middle East latest: Israeli negotiators head home from ceasefire talks in Cairo, official says
Negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas are taking place in Cairo, and an Israeli official says the country's negotiating team was returning home Friday evening.
Israel sends negotiators to Cairo to extend 1st phase of Gaza ceasefire
Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future.
Talks resume in Cairo on second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Egypt’s state information service reports that talks have begun on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas in Cairo, just one day before the first phase of the truce is set to expire.
Israel seeking 6-week extension of ceasefire’s first phase, Egyptian sources say
Hamas says it opposes extension, insists on proceeding to second phase; Israel’s negotiating team set to return from Cairo, with talks to continue over weekend
Truce talks between Israel and Hamas on next phase of Gaza ceasefire underway in Cairo
The 15-month war against Hamas in Gaza was triggered by the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in southern Israel in which Gazans killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250 others to the Strip, in the worst single-day attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust.
Israel and Hamas begin negotiations for next phase of cease-fire, Egypt says
Israel and Hamas have begun negotiating the terms of the next phase of the cease-fire deal just two days before the truce expires, Egyptian mediators say.
Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks
The military was supposed to begin withdrawing from that region in early March if the current ceasefire, which expires Saturday, were extended.
Egypt Says Negotiations Between Israel and Hamas on Next Phase of Ceasefire Have Begun
Talks begin in Cairo for next phase of Gaza ceasefire as Israel and Hamas navigate complex negotiations amid ongoing tensions.
Ceasefire talks resume between Israel and Hamas as the first phase deadline looms
As the deadline for the first phase of the ceasefire approaches on Sunday, Egypt said intensive discussions between Israel and Hamas have begun in Cairo. Hamas stated they were ready to start talks after Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.
Israel sends negotiators to Cairo to extend phase-one of Gaza ceasefire
Israel announced on Thursday it was sending negotiators to Cairo for talks, seeking to extend a first phase of a ceasefire due to expire in two days, in the apparent aim of securing the release of more hostages while delaying any final deal on Gaza's future.
Israel and Hamas Diverge Over Ceasefire With First Phase Set to Expire
An Israeli delegation in Cairo is negotiating to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire when it expires on Saturday rather than move to the second phase as originally planned and as Hamas wants,
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Hamas urges mediators to put pressure on Israel to enter 2nd phase immediately amid ongoing talks in Cairo
As 1st phase of ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal concludes Saturday evening, Hamas urges global community to press Israel ...
Israel, Hamas Say Hostage and Prisoner Swap to Go Ahead Wednesday
Israel and Hamas began an exchange of four bodies of Israeli hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the delayed ...