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In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “onus is on Hamas” to immediately release the hostages it still holds and fully accept the Trump-led peace deal, amid scathing criticism of Europe which “caved in to Islamists”.

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Negotiators heading to Egypt as Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s plan for Gaza

In a brief statement late Saturday, Netanyahu said he has sent a delegation to Egypt “to finalise technical details,” adding that “our goal is to contain these negotiations to a time frame of a few days.”

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Negotiators were converging on Cairo on Sunday ahead of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war in Gaza, with Israel's leader expressing hope that the hostages still being held there would be released in a matter of days.

Weakened militarily and facing declining Palestinian support, particularly among residents of Gaza, Hamas was already a shadow of the militant group it once was. And then came President Donald Trump’s peace plan.

‘Our goal is to limit the negotiations to just a few days,’ Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said

Hamas announced that it has accepted several parts of the peace plan put forth by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to finally end Israel’s war on Gaza.