Hamas to send team to Gaza ceasefire talks as body of Israeli hostage recovered

Gaza's Islamist rulers reiterated demands for a permanent end to the war and a withdrawal of Israeli troops

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Hamas has announced it will take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo, as the body of an Israeli hostage has been found in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israeli military said.

Six months into the war, repeated attempts at brokering a second truce, after a week-long pause at the end of November in which hostages and Palestinian prisoners were exchanged, have failed.