Egypt, Amid a Rising Death Toll in Gaza, Floats an Ambitious Plan To End War in Gaza

Egypt parleys with Palestinian Arab terrorist leaders in bid to halt fighting and start a phased hostage release.

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Israeli soldiers carry Staff Sergeant Birhanu Kassie's casket during his funeral at Mt. Herzl military cemetery, Jerusalem, December 24, 2023. Kassie, 22, was killed during Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip. AP/Ohad Zwigenberg

CAIRO — Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a cease-fire, a phased hostage release, and the creation of a Palestinian Arab government of experts who would administer the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, a senior Egyptian official and a European diplomat said Monday.

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