In the run-up to the holiday, negotiators shuttled between Cairo, Doha and Paris for talks. They hoped to secure a six-week pause in the fighting. Hamas would have released roughly 40 Israeli hostages during that time, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israel was adamant that it would resume fighting once the deal expired. For weeks Western and Arab officials laboured to strike a truce between Israel and Hamas before Ramadan began on March 10th. Palestinians in Gaza would have had a respite from five months of near-constant war. Is ther still hopes for a truce in Gaza during Ramadan ?

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