Gaza peace talks enter their second day on war’s two-year anniversary

The devastating war that has ensued has upended global politics, resulted in the deaths of 67,160 Palestinians

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. Picture: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group’s surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody conflict that has seen tens of thousands of Palestinians killed in Gaza.

The second day of indirect negotiations at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are focused on a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump last week that aims to bring about an end to the war.