* Israel pounds Gaza despite Trump's call for end to bombing * Palestinians wonder when Trump's Gaza plan will be implemented * Egypt prepares to host ceasefire talks * Israeli markets hit highs in sign of optimism (Updates death toll in paragraph 4, Palestinian man in paragraphs 5-6) By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steven Scheer CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Israeli planes and tanks pounded areas across the Gaza Strip overnight and on Sunday, destroying several residential buildings, witnesses said, as Palestinians hoped a U.S. plan to end the war would soon ease their suffering. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had called for an end to the bombing, said on Saturday on his Truth Social platform that Israel had agreed to an "initial withdrawal line" inside Gaza and that "when Hamas confirms,

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