Under pressure to end the war in the Gaza Strip after two brutal years of combat, negotiators for Israel and Hamas are meeting today with mediators in Egypt to discuss a sweeping peace plan presented by President Donald Trump last week.

Much still remains unresolved.

The indirect talks between Israel and Hamas, mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, are likely to focus on two aspects of the 20-point proposal Trump unveiled: exchanging Israeli-held Palestinians for captives taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that set off the war, and an Israeli pullback from parts of Gaza.

Israel believes that about 20 hostages are still alive in Gaza, and also seeks the remains of about 25 others. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News on Sunday that Hamas had “agreed to the pres

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