Nyt, hopes for a truce before Ramadan are fading - Last hour. Hopes are fading that an agreement on the release of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and on a temporary truce in Gaza can be reached before the start of Ramadan next week.

The New York Times reports this, citing officials close to the talks. Reproduction of this article may be restricted under the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), which is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Peoples of the World (UNRHC)