Hopes rose this morning that Israel and Hamas may agree a ceasefire in Gaza after the Israeli foreign minister said negotiations in Cairo are the closest the sides have come to a deal since a November truce.
Closely following news that Israel is reducing the number of soldiers in southern Gaza, Israel Katz told Israel’s Army Radio that the two sides had “reached a critical point in the negotiations”, and “if it works out, then a large number of hostages will come home”.
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