Netanyahu sends delegation to Egypt to continue Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas

<p>Israeli team heads to Cairo as end of deal’s first phase approaches, but big differences remain between two sides</p><p>Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that he has instructed a delegation to depart for Egypt for talks on continuing the ceasefire in the war with Hamas in Gaza, two days before the first stage of the fragile agreement expires.</p><p>The Israeli team is scheduled to leave Cairo, Egypt’s capital, late on Thursday, a statement from the prime minister’s office said. The announcement was made a day after Hamas handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages, the last due to be released under the terms of the six-week first phase of the deal agreed in January.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/27/netanyahu-sends-delegation-to-egypt-to-continue-gaza-ceasefire-talks-with-hamas">Continue reading...</a>