STORY: Displaced Palestinians in central Gaza expressed both scepticism and hopefulness on Monday (October 6) one day after Hamas officials arrived in Egypt for talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza.

Trump said on Sunday negotiations were advancing rapidly.

The first phase deals with the release of hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas on Friday accepted the hostage release and several other elements but sidestepped contentious points, including calls for its disarmament — which it has long rejected.

The plan has stirred hopes for peace among Palestinians, but there was no let-up of Israeli attacks on Gaza on Sunday. Planes and tanks pounded areas across the enclave, killing at least 19 people, local health authorities said.

Israel began attacking Gaza after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel in which some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and 251 taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's campaign, which has killed more than 67,000 people in Gaza, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities, has led to its international isolation.

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VIDEO SHOWS: VARIOUS OF DISPLACED PALESTINIANS IN MAKESHIFT TENTS IN COASTAL AREA IN CENTRAL GAZA / COMMENTS BY DISPLACED

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SHOWS: CENTRAL GAZA, GAZA (OCTOBER 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF MAKESHIFT TENTS IN COASTAL AREA

2. SMOKE BILLOWING SEEN FROM A DISTANCE, DESTRUCTION, TENTS IN OPEN FIELD

3. VARIOUS OF MAKESHIFT TENTS IN COASTAL AREA

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN FROM JABALIA IN GAZA CITY, SAMEH ABD-RABBOH, SAYING:

"Most of the people - we are all worried that the ceasefire will not happen, and this is the final stage, it is a big problem. We have been displaced. This is the second time we have been displaced from the north to the south. The displacement has humiliated all the people and us. We have been thrown in the streets. The cold has been harsh. The lack of ceasefire (ie ongoing fighting) in recent days - it's been a big problem."

5. MAKESHIFT TENTS IN COASTAL AREA

6. DISPLACED PALESTINIANS WALKING ON COASTAL ROAD

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN FROM GAZA CITY, ATALLAH YAGHI, SAYING:

"The entire world is united in its desire to end the war, to stop the fighting and to establish a Palestinian state eventually, God willing. I see a dim light at the end of the tunnel. But God willing, it will be good for everyone."

8. PALESTINIANS WALKING ON COASTAL ROAD

9. VARIOUS OF MAKESHIFT TENTS IN COASTAL AREA