Israel-Hamas Stop-Hearth Hangs on Eleventh-Hour Talks Over Hostages

Negotiators have been racing Thursday to beat sticking factors in a deal to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas and pause the conflict, after last-minute points delayed an settlement weeks within the making.

The handover of the primary group of hostages, deliberate for Thursday, now gained’t occur till Friday on the earliest, Israeli and regional officers mentioned. Senior Egyptian officers blamed the setback on last-minute calls for from Hamas and its failure handy over a checklist of the primary group of hostages it deliberate to launch.