Gaza talks ‘positive’, resuming Tuesday afternoon, say sources close to Hamas negotiators
Indirect talks in Egypt between Israel and Hamas have been “positive” so far, two sources close to the Palestinian militants’ negotiating team told AFP on Tuesday, with discussions set to resume around midday.
“The talks were positive last night, with the first round lasting four hours,” one of the sources said. “The indirect negotiations are scheduled to resume at midday,” he added.
Another Palestinian source confirmed the talks would resume in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh Tuesday.
Israeli army says detected projectile fired from Gaza
The Israeli army said it detected a projectile fired from Gaza.
“A projectile was identified crossing from the northern Gaza Strip into Israeli territory, and most likely fell in the area. So far, no injuries were reported,” the Israeli army said in a statement adding that sirens had sounded in Netiv Haasara, on Gaza’s northern border.
Residents of the Kfar Aza kibbutz mark two years since the October 7 attack
Several hundred people gathered in Kfar Aza kibbutz to mark the second anniversary of October 7. At 6:29am, the time the Hamas attack began, participants observed a minute of silence in tribute to the victims killed in the kibbutz.
People attend a memorial service marking two years since the October 7, 2023, Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel where many of its community members were killed and abducted, October 7, 2025. © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP
A woman places a candle at a tribute for Ofir Shoshani during a memorial marking two years since the deadly Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, October 7, 2025. © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP
UN chief calls for an end to the hostilities in Gaza
Families hold moment of silence for October 7 victims at Israel festival site
Families held a moment of silence at the site of Israel’s Nova music festival Tuesday to remember the victims of the October 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian militants, AFP journalists saw.
Dozens of relatives paid their respects at the site, which has since become a memorial, holding a minute’s silence at 06:29 am (0329 GMT) to mark two years to the day after the attack.
People visit the site of the Nova music festival, where hundreds of revelers were killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, as Israel marks the second year anniversary of the attack, near Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. © Ariel Schalit, AP
Trump to meet Edan Alexander, Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas in May
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday will meet Edan Alexander, who was believed to be the last surviving US hostage held by Palestinian militants in Gaza when the Israeli-American was handed over by Hamas in May, the White House said on Monday.
Israel marks October 7 anniversary as talks are held to end Gaza war
Israel marks the second anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Tuesday, as Hamas and Israeli negotiators hold indirect talks to end the two-year war in Gaza under a US proposed peace plan.
Two years ago to the day, at the close of the Jewish festival of Sukkot, Hamas-led militants launched a surprise assault on Israel, making it the deadliest day in the country’s history.
Palestinian fighters breached the Gaza-Israel border, storming southern Israeli communities and a desert music festival with gunfire, rockets and grenades.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 1,219 people on Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.
Militants also abducted 251 hostages into Gaza, of whom 47 remain captive, including 25 the Israeli military says are dead.
