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Israel and Hamas entered a 3rd time of peace talks astatine an Egyptian resort Wednesday (October 8, 2025), with much elder officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to articulation — a motion that negotiators purpose to tackle the toughest issues of an American program to end the warfare successful Gaza.
Hamas says it is seeking steadfast guarantees from U.S. President Donald Trump and mediators that Israel volition not resume its subject run successful the Palestinian territory aft the militant radical releases each the remaining hostages.
All sides person expressed optimism for a woody to extremity the two-year war, with tens of thousands of Palestinians killed and astir of the Gaza Strip destroyed.
But cardinal parts of the bid program person inactive not been pinned down — including requirements that Hamas disarm, the timing and grade of an Israeli unit withdrawal from Gaza and the instauration of an planetary assemblage to tally Gaza aft Hamas steps down from power.
Qatar’s Prime Minister and apical diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, was heading to the Egyptian coastal metropolis of Sharm el-Sheikh to articulation the talks.
Also expected onWednesday (October 8, 2025) were Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and the President’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to a U.S. authoritative who was not authorised to speech to reporters due to the fact that the travel has not yet been formally announced.
From Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s apical adviser, Ron Dermer, was besides to join, an Israeli authoritative said, speaking connected information of anonymity due to the fact that they were not authorised to talk to the media.
As Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. mediators met with some sides successful preliminary talks connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) morning, a elder Hamas official, Taher Nounou, said the radical has exchanged a database of Palestinian prisoners it seeks to merchandise successful instrumentality for Israeli hostages nether the deal's terms.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said connected Wednesday (October 8, 2025) successful televised comments that the negotiations truthful acold “were precise encouraging”.
