Egypt to host Israel-Hamas talks

Egypt will host Israeli and Hamas delegations on Monday to discuss “field conditions and details” for the exchange of “all Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners” under the recent U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.

Egypt hopes the discussions will help “end the war and the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people, which has continued for two consecutive years,” the ministry said in a statement. The anticipated meetings are part of Egypt’s ongoing efforts, in coordination with other mediators, “aimed at ending the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip” it said.