Israel did not send a delegation to a Sunday ceasefire meeting with Hamas in Egypt due to lingering questions about hostages, an Israeli government official told The Associated Press.
The official spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the disputes with the media.
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the fighting in Gaza for six weeks. But by the evening, there was no sign of the Israelis.
Israeli media reported that the government is waiting to learn which hostages are alive and how
