Israel-Hamas Deal Talks Stall as Fighting Ramps Up

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Talks between Israel and Hamas to hand over hostages held in Gaza in return for a pause in fighting there have stalled, the White House said Sunday, while Israeli forces step up attacks and direct Palestinians in the enclave to move into a narrower strip of land.

“The negotiations have stopped. That said, what hasn’t stopped is our own involvement, trying to get those back on track…We would like that to happen today,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told NBC. He blamed Hamas for failing to provide a fresh list of civilian women and children to be released.

Israel recalled its negotiating team from Qatar on Saturday after it said talks had reached an impasse. Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas’s deputy political chief, said the militant group has only hostages who are soldiers and “civilians serving in the army,” and that it wouldn’t release more of them until Israel ends its war.

Egyptian and Qatari mediators continue to seek a compromise, senior Egyptian officials said. Hamas has said it doesn’t hold the remaining civilian women and children and can’t turn them over. Israeli officials said that while this may be true, Hamas, as the dominant force in Gaza, has the power to force other factions to release their hostages.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/gaza-truce-talks-focus-on-women-held-hostage-by-hamas-rivals/ar-AA1kV9c3

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1. Foreign Nationals?

Where are the foreign nationals? There are still Thai, Filipino, American, German, and other foreign nationals being held hostage. Where are they?