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Gaza truce talks to continue after ‘constructive’ Doha round

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media prior to departure from Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emorates, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. The United States remains "intensely focused" on freeing hostages held in Gaza despite the resumption of the Israel-Hamas war after a week-long truce, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

International mediators will resume negotiations for a proposed cease-fire between Israel and Hamas after two days of talks in Qatar which they said were “serious and constructive.”

Discussions will resume in Egypt’s capital Cairo by the end of next week after mediators made a proposal to bridge the remaining gaps between the warring sides, according to a joint statement by mediators Qatar and Egypt as well as the U.S.

“This proposal builds on areas of agreement over the past week, and bridges remaining gaps in the manner that allows for a swift implementation of the deal,” the statement read.

The declaration comes after two days of negotiations that took place in the Qatari capital Doha to pause the war in Gaza.

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