Gaza ceasefire and hostage release talks to resume in coming days
The US believes the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may open the door to an agreement.
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A spokesperson for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an Israeli delegation will travel to Qatar on Sunday.
It is not yet clear whether Hamas has agreed to participate in the talks.
The US believes the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar last week - seen as one of the group's most extreme figures - may open the door to an agreement, though Hamas has accused Israel of being the primary block to any deal.
“With Sinwar gone,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told journalists, “there is a real opportunity to bring [the hostages] home and to accomplish the objective.”
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