Israel to Resume Negotiations, Confirms Mother and Children Deceased

Israel’s foreign minister said negotiations with Hamas for a cease-fire second phase would resume.

A woman stares at posters of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, now informally called the "Hostages Square," on Feb. 19, 2025. Jack Guez/AFP

Israel will begin talks for the second phase of a Gaza cease-fire, including negotiations with Hamas for the exchange of remaining living hostages for Palestinian prisoners, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Feb. 18.

The talks were to have begun before the first phase ended on March 2, but Qatar, which is hosting them, said they had not yet started.