Israeli negotiators, offering a hint of hope for negotiations over a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, have reduced the number of hostages they want Hamas to release during the first phase of a truce, three Israeli officials said on Monday.
For weeks, cease-fire talks have been at a standstill.
Hamas did not respond to a request for comment about whether it would send representatives to Cairo.
A senior Hamas official said on social media on Monday that the group was studying a new Israeli proposal.
The American secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, who was meeting in Saudi Arabia on Monday with Arab diplomats, said the onus was now on Hamas.
Persons:
Antony J, Blinken
Organizations:
Hamas
Locations:
Gaza, Israel, Cairo, Saudi Arabia