Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the release of hostages from Gaza is the "most emergent and immediate phase" of the peace plan that President Trump outlined last week, which negotiators are set to discuss this week in Cairo.

"Let's discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens, and that has to happen very quickly. That cannot drag on," Rubio said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan ."

On Friday, Hamas agreed to parts of the White House peace proposal, including the release of all the Israeli hostages, of which 20 are thought to be living, in exchange for 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazan detainees including women and children Palestinian prisoners. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sa

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