Hamas
Israel's promise of âtotal victoryâ in the war against Hamas now rings hollow for many hostages' families after five emotionally draining months.
Hamas says its delegation has left Cairo and that talks on a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release will resume next week.
The report comes nearly five months after the Oct. 7 attacks, which left about 1,200 people dead and some 250 others taken hostage.
Earlier this week, a White House official said that the Israelis âhave more or less acceptedâ the cease-fire proposal.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The start of Ramadan, which is expected to be in a couple weeks, is seen as the unofficial deadline for a cease-fire deal that frees the hostages.
"My hope is by next Monday weâll have a cease-fire," President Joe Biden said in New York on Monday.
Israeli forces have stormed the main hospital in southern Gaza in what the army says is a limited operation seeking the remains of hostages taken by Hamas.
The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to local health officials.
"Tell the Americans to save my sons," the mother of the young men told her niece.
âThere are a lot of innocent people who are starving," the president said. "There are a lot of innocent people who are in trouble and dying."