No breakthroughs in Cairo talks as US says mediators pushing ‘feverishly’ for deal

There was no agreement on Sunday in the hostage-ceasefire talks that took place in Cairo, with neither Hamas nor Israel agreeing to several compromises presented by mediators, two Egyptian security sources told Reuters, casting doubt on the chances of success in the latest US-backed effort to end the 10-month old war in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas meanwhile launched a long-range rocket from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis at central Israel, setting off sirens in an open area of Rishon Lezion where it impacted, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

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