Biden: Israel handang itigil ang digmaan sa Gaza kung matapos ang kasunduan sa bihag
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Israel, Hamas to resume talks on Gaza truce
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and the Hamas militant group ruling Gaza have agreed to resume talks on a prisoner swap and reconstruction in the blockaded territory.
The truce talks collapsed after weeks of Egyptian-mediated efforts to shore up calm on the volatile Gaza frontier. Tensions surged last summer after Hamas broke through the last of Israel’s troops barriers in Gaza and Israel responded with air strikes that killed dozens.
Israel and Hamas have fought four wars and countless smaller skirmishes since the Islamic militant group seized power in Gaza in 2007.
Prime Minister Benny Gantz says Israel has no interest in a fourth war with Hamas but will not tolerate violence and will do everything in its power to maintain the quiet in Israel’s south.
The outcome of the talks could be influenced by the formation of a new government in Israel and the willingness of the rival Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, to put their differences aside for the betterment of the Palestinian people.
Hamas is holding two Israeli civilians and the remains of two soldiers captured in a 2014 war. The group wants the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
The resumption of talks marks a potential breakthrough in efforts to end the cycle of violence that has plagued Gaza for over a decade.
