Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said a delegation from the country arrived in Cairo to resume efforts to salvage a Gaza cease-fire deal.
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Officials said two days of talks had wrapped up in Qatar and that they plan to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal an agreement to stop the fighting.
International mediators held a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages.
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