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Negotiators representing Israel and Hamas will meet in Cairo Monday to advance peace talks, with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff expected to attend.
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Negotiators from both Israel and Hamas meet in Cairo tomorrow in an effort to advance peace talks
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U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff will also be in attendance. And I want to reiterate, these are technical talks
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Israel's government has agreed to the first phase of this deal, which is the release of all 48 hostages at once
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As President Trump confirmed, it has been agreed to. Hamas, the terror organization, will need to release our hostages
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Israel team, Israel's team of negotiators will be meeting in Egypt to iron out these very specific details on the first phase right now
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Medrosian adds talks will be confined to a few days maximum. Israel reiterates the 72-hour deadline for the hostage release once details are solidified with Hamas
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he hopes a deal between Israel and Hamas can be finalized early this week to allow the release of hostages from Gaza
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All those talks are occurring, even as I speak to you now. We're hoping it'll be finalized very quickly, early this week
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And I'm hoping, you know, again, who knows the timeline, but this cannot take weeks or even multiple days
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We want to see this happen very fast. Meanwhile, numerous explosions were seen across the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning
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Gaza medical officials say 18 people were killed, several injured Sunday morning
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Israel adds the military can continue to act in Gaza for certain defensive purposes
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While certain bombings have actually stopped inside of the Gaza Strip, there's no ceasefire in place at this point in time
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although there has been this temporary halt in certain bombings. The prime minister has given orders actually for defense to fire back for defensive purposes, of course
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if there is a threat to their life in the battlefield in Gaza. Tomorrow's talks come one day ahead of the second anniversary of Hamas's attack that killed some 1,200 Israelis
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According to the Gaza Health Ministry, Israel's offensive has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians
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For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Henry
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