Israeli-Hamas cease-fire talks remain deadlocked
Voice of America
A man walks next to a silhouetted Israeli soldier holding a rifle and posters of hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7 attack by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas from Gaza, at Dizengoff Square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, May 5, 2024. A Palestinian child transporting pieces of wood walks past a building destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City on May 3, 2024.
Israel and Hamas remained deadlocked Sunday on how to halt nearly seven months of fighting in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of people and forced more than a million Palestinians from their homes.
The image provided by US Central Command, shows US Army soldiers, US Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of the Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. Tents are set up by displaced Palestinians amid the devastation in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024.
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