Story perspectives
Israel-Hamas Talks Begin Amid Hostage Release Tensions
10/7/2025
37 5
1 of 1
Story summary
- Israel-Hamas negotiations begin October 6, 2025, mediated by Egypt to end two-year conflict.
- Talks focus on hostage-release timing and list of Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged.
- Donald Trump, United States president, praised Hamas's hostage-release offer.
- Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime minister, dismissed it as meaningless.
- Hamas said that a hostage handover depends on field conditions and negotiations about Trump's plan.
