CAIRO -- The talks held with the Israeli negotiators in Egypt on Tuesday for a truce with Hamas were "positive" and could lead to an imminent end of the current Israeli military operation in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, Egyptian sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

"Today's meeting with the Israeli delegation addressed some of the six points of disagreement between Israel and Hamas and made progress in the discussions," the sources added. (Israel-Hamas-Talks)

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CAIRO -- Egypt is hosting delegations from Hamas, Israel, Qatar and the United States in Cairo on Tuesday with the aim of reaching a "comprehensive truce" in the Gaza Strip, state-affiliated Al-Qahera News TV channel reported.

The Israeli delegation, which arrived in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon, included members of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad and Shin Bet security agency, an Egyptian source who asked to remain anonymous told Xinhua. (Israel-Hamas-Talks)

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GAZA -- An Israeli elderly hostage passed away in Gaza as she did not receive medical treatment amid the Israeli attacks on the hospitals in the enclave, Hamas said on Tuesday.

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, said in a statement that "Judy Feinstein, an elderly woman, died because she did not receive intensive medical care due to the enemy's destruction of hospitals in the Gaza Strip." (Israel-Hamas-Hostage)

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TEHRAN -- Iran's nuclear chief said on Tuesday that he held "constructive" talks with the director general of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, according to the official news agency IRNA.

President of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Eslami made the remarks at a joint press conference with Rafael Grossi, the visiting director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), following their meeting earlier in the day in the central Iranian province of Isfahan. (Iran-IAEA-Talks) Enditem

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