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<article data-history-node-id="422365" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-talks-hamas-over-gaza-truce-and-humanitarian-aid-access" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-talks-hamas-over-gaza-truce-and-humanitarian-aid-access" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US in talks with Hamas over Gaza truce and humanitarian aid access</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="84" data-start="0">A senior Palestinian official has confirmed that discussions between Hamas and the United States are ongoing, focusing on a possible Gaza ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Reuters reported on Sunday.</p> <p data-end="673" data-start="385">US President Donald Trump recently reiterated his commitment to helping deliver food to Palestinians trapped in Gaza, where conditions have grown increasingly dire.&nbsp;</p> <p data-end="748" data-start="675">The US State Department has not yet commented on the latest developments.</p> <p data-end="870" data-start="750">Previous talks between Washington and Hamas have also addressed the release of American-Israeli captives being held inside Gaza.</p> <p data-end="1081" data-start="872">Since 2 March, Israel has imposed a total blockade on Gaza’s 2.3 million residents, cutting off all supplies. Food reserves that were built up during a brief truce earlier this year have nearly been exhausted.</p> <p data-end="1208" data-start="1083">On 18 March, Israel resumed its military offensive, effectively ending the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas in January.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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