The leader of the Hamas political wing was in Cairo yesterday for talks toward a truce that could allow more prisoner--hostage exchanges and increased humanitarian aid for the devastated Gaza Strip, the USA Today website reports today (Dec.21 2023).
Ismail Haniyeh was holding "critical discussions" with Egyptians officials . Egypt reported, as the Palestinian death toll surpassed a staggering 20,000. The Gaza Government Media Office said the figure included 8,000 children and 6,200 women.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asssured Israelis yesterday that the military won't stop fighting until Hamas is crushed, all hostages are released, and the threat to Israel's security posed by Gaza is extinguished.
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