Hamas said on Wednesday that it had submitted a list of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners for a swap deal and expressed optimism about Egypt -based talks under U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.

Negotiations are focused on the mechanisms to halt the conflict, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the swap deal, the Palestinian militant group added.

The timing of the implementation of the first phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point initiative has not been agreed upon so far during talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, said a Palestinian source close to the negotiations.

‘Optimistic’ Trump

Trump expressed optimism about progress toward a deal on Tuesday, the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel that triggered Israel’s assault on

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