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Gaza truce talks to be held in Doha on Thursday

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People take part in a procession on the eve of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary celebrations in the southern Lebanese town of Jezzine on August 14, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters. [AFP]

Gaza ceasefire talks will be held in the Qatari capital on Thursday, two sources close to the negotiations said, while it remains unclear if Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas will participate.

Qatar has been engaged in behind-the-scenes efforts, with support from Egypt and the United States, to reach a deal for a Gaza truce and hostage-prisoner exchange after more than 10 months of war.

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