Hostage Talks Between Israel And Hamas Stall

Taegan Goddard, Political Wire
Thu, 05/09/2024 - 1:55pm

“High-level hostage negotiations in Cairo were put on hold Thursday, according to officials briefed on the negotiations and Egyptian state media, with one official saying that anger had flared among participants over Israel’s incursion into the southern Gazan city Rafah,” the New York Times reports. “The pause is a setback given that some people watching the negotiations closely had seen signs that an agreement might be in reach this week.

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