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Hamas announced on Thursday that its representatives have left Cairo. The negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages will continue next week. It is very unlikely that a deal will be reached before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Mediators were hoping to reach an agreement before Ramadan because violence between Israelis and Palestinians often increases during this month due to a conflict over a holy site in Jerusalem. The war has made the whole area worried, with groups supported by Iran fighting with Israel and the United States.

Egyptian leaders said earlier that the talks were stuck because Hamas wants the war to end in stages. However, they haven’t completely dismissed the possibility of making a deal before Ramadan starts on Sunday.

Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha said Israel won’t promise to stop fighting, let displaced people go home, and leave the areas it invaded. But he said the talks are still happening and will start again next week. Israel did not comment right away.

The US, Egypt, and Qatar have been working for weeks to make a deal for a six-week break from fighting and to free 40 people who are being held in Gaza. In return, they want Palestinians who are in jail in Israel to be released.

Egyptian leaders said that Hamas has agreed to the main points of an agreement as a first step, but they also want promises that it will lead to a lasting ceasefire in the future. Israel wants to keep the negotiations focused on a smaller agreement.

The officials talked without saying their names because they were not allowed to talk about the negotiations with the media. Both officials said that people are still trying to help the two parties to be more flexible in their positions.

Hamas has said they won’t let go of all the hostages until Israel leaves the territory completely. It is thought that Palestinian fighters are holding about 100 people captive and the bodies of 30 others that they took during a conflict involving Hamas in October. 7 times people attacked Israel, this started the war.

Hamas wants to free many prisoners, including important fighters in jail for life, in return for the remaining hostages.

It is thought that Hamas has the hostages in their tunnels and is using them to protect their leaders. It would be very hard to rescue them from there. It wants to use them as a way to stop the war the way they want.

This is a big problem for Israel because they might have to decide between saving the hostages or getting rid of Hamas.

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, said no to what Hamas wants and said that Israel will continue fighting even after a ceasefire. He wants to attack the city of Rafah and keep fighting until they win. He also said that using military force will help get the hostages released.

During Ramadan, Muslims pray more, think deeply, and give to those in need. They also have nightly parties with loved ones after fasting all day. The new month will start on Sunday or Monday, depending on when the moon is seen.

For many years, Israeli forces and Palestinians have fought in Jerusalem over being able to go to the Al-Aqsa mosque, which is a very important place for Muslims. The hill where it stands is very important to Jewish people. They call it the Temple Mount because it was where the Jewish temples were a long time ago.

Hamas says it started the attack in October. The group attacked because they felt Israel was getting too close to their holy site and want more fights with Israel during the holy month. Israeli officials say people can still go to the site like they did before.

Hamas fighters attacked and killed about 1,200 people, most of them were not in the military, and took another 250 people captive when they crossed the border in October. The existing text doesn’t seem to be provided. Can you please provide the text you would like me to simplify. Thank you More than 100 people who were held captive were set free in an agreement to stop fighting last year.

Israel attacked Gaza with a big military effort from the air, land, and sea. This caused about 80% of people to leave their homes and many are now struggling to find enough food to eat.

The Health Ministry in Gaza says that at least 30,717 Palestinians have died. It doesn’t separate civilians and soldiers when counting the number of people killed, but it says that about two-thirds of those killed are women and children. The ministry, which is part of the government led by Hamas, keeps careful records and its numbers for people killed or injured in past wars are similar to those reported by the UN and independent experts.

Israel claims to have killed more than 13,000 Hamas fighters, but has not shown any proof. It says that many civilians are being killed because fighters from Hamas are working in crowded areas where people live.

Gaza is facing a very serious problem, especially in the north where there is a lot of damage caused by the offensive. Around 300,000 people still live there. They have to eat animal food to survive. The UN says that one in six children under 2 in the north is very malnourished.

Israeli officials announced on Wednesday that they will start letting aid go straight from Israel to northern Gaza. They also said they will help set up a sea route from Cyprus to send aid. This is in response to international requests to help with the crisis.

Charities say it’s really hard to give things to people in most of Gaza because it’s so difficult to work with the Israeli military, the fighting that is still happening, and the collapse of public order. It is even harder to get help to the northern areas.

Hamas wants some things in return for agreeing to stop fighting against Israel. They want to trade hostages for Palestinian prisoners and also want to rebuild Gaza.

The group with weapons wants all Israeli forces to leave and for the war to stop after three periods of 45 days without fighting.

The prime minister of Israel is probably not going to like the offer because he wants to win completely in Gaza.

Can we find a compromise to keep things going.

Hamas has given a new offer in response to a ceasefire proposal supported by Israel and the US. The proposal is being mediated by Qatar and Egypt, but the details are not known to the public.

The deal will also bring more food and other help to Gaza. Hamas says talks to end the war will be finished after 135 days without fighting.

The proposal didn’t get much of a reaction from US President Joe Biden. He said it was “a little too much”. The Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said there’s still “a lot of work to be done” to reach a lasting ceasefire, but he emphasized how important it is to achieve a lasting peace.

In November, there was a one-week break in fighting. During this time, about 100 people who were held captive were released in exchange for 240 prisoners from Palestine.

Approximately 1,300 people died in the Hamas attacks on southern Israel on October 7th of last year.

Israel started a war and many Palestinians have been hurt or killed. The health ministry run by Hamas says at least 27,700 people have died and 65,000 have been injured.

A high-ranking Israeli official talked to Channel 13 in Israel and said that some of the things Hamas wants may not be possible. The government is deciding whether to say no to the proposal or to ask for different conditions.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to win completely, but Israeli officials say it will be hard and maybe impossible to do with military force.

Before, a leader of Hamas told the BBC that the group had given a good idea to the proposal backed by Israel, but they wanted to make some changes about rebuilding Gaza and people going back to their homes.

The US is helping to talk with Israel and Hamas, and they believe that talking is the best way to move forward. They are working with Arab partners to make progress.

They want to have a break from fighting to focus on making a long-term plan for after the war ends.

Mr Blinken said it was a very strong plan that would help Gaza get built again, improve the Palestinian government, and eventually create a Palestinian country. It would also make Saudi Arabia and Israel have better relations.

However, the Israeli army is still trying to ruin the Hamas groups and capture Hamas leaders. Netanyahu is feeling the pressure from his right-wing allies who are threatening to bring down his government if he gives in to any demands. He wants to stay in power, so he needs to be careful.

Israeli families who have loved ones being held hostage are becoming more and more worried about what will happen to them. This is especially true after finding out that five out of every 130 hostages still in Gaza have died.

The US and its Arab friends are concerned about the increasing chances of a big fight in the region. Many worldwide organizations are loudly saying that a really bad situation is happening in the Strip and it’s getting worse for people who live there. A lot of clocks are making loud ticking sounds.