Protesters in Tel Aviv on Saturday calling for the release of the Israeli hostages.
Under pressure to end the war in Gaza after two brutal years of combat, negotiators for Israel and Hamas will meet on Monday with mediators in Egypt to discuss a sweeping peace plan presented by President Trump last week.
Much still remains unresolved.
The indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, are likely to focus on two aspects of the 20-point proposal that Mr. Trump unveiled: exchanging Israeli-held Palestinians for captives taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that set off the war, and an Israeli pullback from parts of Gaza.
Israel believes that about 20 hostages are still alive in Gaza, and also seeks the remains of ab
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