
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2025. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel kicked off on Wednesday for the third day in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News reported. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)

Palestinians are seen on a street in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2025. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel kicked off on Wednesday for the third day in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News reported. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)

Palestinians are seen on a street in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2025. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel kicked off on Wednesday for the third day in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News reported. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)

Palestinian kids are seen in a building in Gaza City, on Oct. 7, 2025. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel kicked off on Wednesday for the third day in Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al-Qahera News reported. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua)