US special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to attend talks in Doha this week to extend the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. The Trump administration hopes to extend the first phase of the deal until the end of Ramadan and Passover, but Hamas is pursuing the terms of a potential second phase. These talks will be the first since President Trump took office.
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