A man reads a pocket edition of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, sitting in front of a tent sheltering people displaced by the war in southern Deir el-Balah, in the center of the Gaza Strip, on Oct. 6, 2025. (Credit: Bashar Taleb/AFP)
Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israeli delegations who came to Egypt to discuss a cease-fire in Gaza have begun in Sharm el-Sheikh, focusing on discussions over the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, state-affiliated Egyptian television al-Qahera News announced Monday.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators "are working with both parties to establish a mechanism" for the release of all hostages in exchange for prisoners, according to the same source.
Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israeli delegations who came to Egypt to discuss a cease-fire in Gaza have begun in Sharm el-Sheikh, focusing on discussions over the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, state-affiliated Egyptian television al-Qahera News announced Monday.
Egyptian and Qatari mediators "are working with both parties to establish a mechanism" for the release of all hostages in exchange for prisoners, according to the same source.
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