Israel is open to resuming talks for hostages taken by Hamas on 7 October to be released in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli detention, Israeli security sources have said. An Israeli security source claimed that it a good time for Israel for talks to be resumed because Israel’s onslaught on the south of the Gaza Strip had Hamas “on the back foot”, Channel 12 reported. Fighting is still ongoing throughout the Gaza Strip, with five Israeli soldiers being killed on Monday. A previous Israeli attempt to free a hostage held by Hamas ended in failure, with the hostage, who Hamas said was a …