Important talks on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages have begun in Cairo.

According to the international news agency, the Hamas delegation in these talks is being led by Khaled al-Haya, whom Israel had unsuccessfully attempted to target in Doha.

These talks are taking place under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, which aims to end the two-year-old war and ensure the release of hostages.

The US president says that he will personally oversee the ongoing Gaza peace talks to end the centuries-old war in the Middle East.

Donald Trump has urged the parties to “move forward quickly” on the Gaza peace plan and complete the implementation of the first phase this week.

However, President Trump did not clarify in his statement what he meant by the first phase? However, sources say that it refers to the release of hostages and a limited withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

Sources say that during this first phase of the talks, the parties will also discuss the handover of the bodies of 28 hostages, including 20 living hostages in Gaza.

In addition, along with the release of the hostages, a limited withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza will also be discussed.

Earlier, Hamas had told the media upon arriving in Cairo for talks on the Gaza peace plan that they had come to negotiate a ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the exchange of prisoners.

According to the report, Hamas is demanding the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners from Israel in exchange for the hostages, including those who have been sentenced to life imprisonment.

However, Israel has expressed reservations about this, while Netanyahu’s allies are also against the agreement.

It should be noted that there have also been reports of tension in the relationship between the US President and the Israeli Prime Minister.

According to media reports, Trump scolded Netanyahu over the phone, telling him not to be “so negative.” Netanyahu even tried to dismiss Hamas’s response, but Trump called it positive.