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Staff member: Hostage release and Hamas disarmament central to ending fighting
Summary
A staff member said negotiators have discussed a 60-day cease-fire mediated by Qatar and Egypt but that implementation hinges on full hostage releases and Hamas disarmament, and past talks have collapsed when implementation details were not resolved.
A staff member said that the release of all hostages and the disarmament of Hamas would be the clearest path to ending the fighting between Israel and Hamas, and that negotiators have discussed a 60-day cease-fire mediated by Qatar and Egypt.
The staff member said negotiators envisioned “humanitarian aid through international agencies” resuming during such a pause, but warned implementation is difficult: “But now you've gotta have talks about how do you implement that. And and…
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