Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to war in Gaza and release of hostages.

Hamas on Friday agreed to release all Israeli hostages, dead or alive, under US President Donald Trump's Gaza proposal, the group said in a statement.

"We cannot agree under any circumstances to a scenario in which the terrorist organization that brought the greatest calamity upon the State of Israel is revived," said National Security Minister Ita...