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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi said on Sunday that his country had proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza during which four Israeli hostages would be freed in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian prisoners. “During the past few days, Egypt has made an effort to launch an initiative aimed at moving the situation and stopping the fire for two days, and four hostages will be exchanged with some prisoners in Israeli prisons,” the Egyptian president revealed. Speaking at a press conference in Cairo with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, al-Sissi said that negotiations …