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Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he plans to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza "in the coming days", as indirect talks with Hamas look set to continue in Egypt on on Monday on a new US plan to end the war.
In a brief statement on Saturday, Mr Netanyahu confirmed a delegation had been sent to Egypt "to finalise technical details", aiming to "contain these negotiations to a time frame of a few days".
He spoke after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of the US plan.
Donald Trump welcomed the Hamas statement, but on Saturday warned that "Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off".
The US president later said the ceasefire would beg
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