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Freed Palestinian prisoners react after being released from an Israeli jail as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Freed Palestinian prisoners flash a peace sign in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, after being released from an Israeli jail as part of phase one of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel on February 27, 2025 [Hatem Khaled/Reuters]
  • Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo, Egyptian officials said, ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the truce’s first phase.
  • Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said an Israeli delegation has travelled to Egypt to see whether there is enough common ground to negotiate an extension.