What Hamas wants from Israel - and why the Cairo talks are faltering

On paper, both sides in the US-led Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo are working towards the same goals: a cessation of hostilities and the exchange of Israelicaptives for Palestinian prisoners.

Yet, as Hamas sees it, the Palestinian movement and the Israelis are worlds apart.

The Israeli government, under domestic pressure, prioritises the release of people taken captive on 7 October.

Hamas, meanwhile, seeks not only a complete end to the war, but a future where Gaza is liberated from the blockade Israel has imposed on the coastal enclave for the past 16 years.

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