Negotiators from the Palestinian Hamas movement and Israel began on October 6 indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh over a US-proposed plan for ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported. An Egyptian woman watches the news on a local channel in Cairo on October 8, 2025, showing images of top negotiator for the Palestinian Hamas movement Khalil al-Hayya (C) arriving in Sharm El-Sheikh for talks on ending the Gaza war.