'Progress made in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo but...': US

DC After a massive exchange of fire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah over the weekend, the White House said that the negotiators continue to work to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, CNN reported.

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The talks had made progress over the weekend, according to a senior US official familiar with the talks in Cairo, where mediators discussed "final details" of a potential agreement including the names of prisoners that would be exchanged as part of the pact.

While such progress does not guarantee a final agreement anytime soon, negotiators in the Egyptian capital are now discussing the "nuts and bolts" of a deal, the official said.

White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said Monday that all sides, including Hamas, are represented in the talks and that the discussions have been able to move on with more specificity as they work to hammer out a deal.

However, Bassem Naim, a Hamas political bureau member, said Hamas was not participating in negotiations on Monday.