One week after President Donald Trump, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his side, announced a breakthrough in efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza , there is still no ceasefire.

But negotiators representing both sides are reconvening in Cairo for talks that are anticipated to be urgent and swift, amid ongoing pressure from Trump to bring an end to the war after two years.

Whether they will result in a ceasefire and the release of the 48 Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza is not yet clear. Both sides have indicated concerns about elements of Trump’s proposal.

But Netanyahu said in an address on Saturday night that he hoped to announce the return of the hostages “in the coming days,” potentially even during the Sukkot holiday that begins Monday night.

He faces

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