Israel, Palestinians Begin Talks on Permanent Truce in Gaza Strip
As a three-day cease-fire in the Gaza Strip held Monday, Israeli negotiators returned to Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials and indirect discussions with Palestinian militants about a permanent truce and long-term arrangements.
There were reports in Israeli and Palestinian news media that Israel was willing to offer concessions to Hamas militants that would slightly ease some of the economic and border restrictions in Gaza, but the reports could not be confirmed.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Nader Edriss, 22, at his funeral in the West Bank town of Hebron. Edriss was wounded by the Israeli army at a protest against the Israeli offensive in Gaza, and died from his injuries at Hebron’s Mizan hospital.
Banks and shops reopened in Gaza, allowing people to cautiously resume their routines. Many used the promise of a safe morning to return to the neighborhoods they had fled weeks ago, checking on the state of their homes and property, while medical teams searched for bodies in the rubble of destroyed buildings.
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