Talks in Egypt are focusing on a potential ceasefire, hostage releases and prisoner exchanges. Photo: EPA PHOTO

Delegations from Israel and Hamas have begun indirect negotiations in Egypt that the United States hopes will bring a halt to the war in the Gaza Strip, facing contentious issues such as demands that Israel pull out of the enclave and Hamas to disarm.

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Israel and Hamas have both endorsed the overall principles behind US President Donald Trump's plan under which fighting would cease, hostages go free and aid pour into the strip, the closest they have come to an end to fighti

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