Hamas delegation leaves Egypt, discussions resume next week. There will be no break in fighting this week.
Hamas' demand for a definitive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip before any release of ota ota is still blocking talks. The war was sparked on October 7 by an attack of unprecedented scale carried out by Hamas commandos in southern Israel. At least 1,160 people, most of them civilians, have died in the war, according to AFP count based on official Israeli data. The United States, Qatar and Egypt hope to reach an agreement on a pause in the fighting before Ramadan.