NNA - The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced on Sunday that Israeli negotiators are in Egypt, where they are discussing the issue of the hostages held by Hamas with Egyptian mediators, as part of discussions on maintaining the truce in Gaza.

The office said, the day after Israel announced the continuation of talks with Hamas, "Based on instructions from Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu, representatives of the negotiating team are currently meeting with senior Egyptian officials to discuss the hostage issue."

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