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Is­raeli and Hamas of­fi­cials launched in­di­rect talks Mon­day at an Egypt­ian re­sort on a U.S.-draft­ed peace plan to end the ru­inous war in Gaza on the eve of its sec­ond an­niver­sary.

Many un­cer­tain­ties re­main about the plan pre­sent­ed by U.S. Pres­i­dent Don­ald Trump last week, in­clud­ing the dis­ar­ma­ment of the mil­i­tant group — a key Is­raeli de­mand — and the fu­ture gov­er­nance of Gaza. Trump has in­di­cat­ed an agree­ment on Gaza could pave the way for a Mid­dle East peace process that could re­shape the re­gion.

De­spite Trump or­der­ing Is­rael to stop the bomb­ing, Is­raeli forces con­tin­ued to pound Gaza with airstrikes, killing at least 19 peo­ple in the last 24 hours, the ter­ri­to­ry’s Health Min­istry said.