Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days” as indirect talks with Hamas continue in Egypt on Monday on a new U.S. plan to end the war.

Netanyahu in a brief statement late Saturday said he had sent a delegation to Egypt “to finalize technical details,” adding that “our goal is to contain these negotiations to a timeframe of a few days.”

He spoke after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of the U.S. plan. President Donald Trump welcomed the Hamas statement but on Saturday warned that “Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off.”

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Israeli bombing of Gaza City has “significantly subsided” though at least five Palestinians were

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