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Ceasefire talks delayed until mid-November
CAIRO (Ma'an) -- Indirect ceasefire talks with Israel has been postponed until the second half of November, the head of the Palestinian negotiations team said Sunday.Azzam Al-Ahmad said the Egyptians, who sponsor the negotiations, postponed them due to the situation is northern Sinai and the closure of the Rafah crossing.
The negotiations were due to start on Monday to discuss preserving the truce which was reached on Aug. 26, ending 50 days of violence between Israel and armed groups in Gaza.
Earlier, Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman of the Hamas movement, told Ma'an that Egypt informed Hamas officials that the talks had been postponed.
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