US secretary of state says talks ‘cannot take weeks’ and will quickly determine if Hamas is serious about releasing hostages.

President Donald Trump said he would "not tolerate delay" after Hamas said it had partially agreed to his peace plan for the war in Gaza.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said talks on a U.S. plan to end the Gaza war are focused now on hostages, with other difficult issues to be left for later, he said.

US secretary of state says talks ‘cannot take weeks’ and will quickly determine if Hamas is serious about releasing hostages.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discusses Hamas agreement on Trump's proposal, hostage release, and long-term Gaza future.

WASHINGTON: The war in Gaza has “not yet” ended, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday, describing the release of the hostages held by Hamas as the first phase, while…

Secretary of state says ‘we’ll know very quickly whether Hamas is serious or not’ about release of hostages from Gaza

Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to parts of Trump's plan for ending the offensive, with negotiations to begin right before the war's second anniversary.