Gaza ceasefire talks continue in Cairo as Israeli strikes kill 26

Agencies - Dawn - 09:13
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GAZA CITY: A Hamas delegation left for Cairo to discuss “new ideas” aimed at securing a Gaza ceasefire, an official from the group said, as Israeli air strikes killed 26 people across the territory on Tuesday.

The renewed effort follows Hamas’s rejection last week of Israel’s latest proposal to secure the release of Israeli prisoners still held in Gaza.

Talks have so far failed to produce any breakthrough since Israel resumed its air and ground assault on Gaza from March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire.

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