CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip ¨C Israel boycotted Gaza cease-fire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported.
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for the talks, billed as a possible final hurdle before an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks. But by the evening there was no sign of the Israelis.
¡°There is no Israeli delegation in Cairo,¡± Ynet, the online version of Israel¡¯s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper, quoted unidentified Israeli officials as saying. ¡°Hamas refuses to provide clear answers and therefore there is no reason to dispatch the Israeli delegation.¡±
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