Whats being discussed in the next phase of Trumps Gaza ceasefire plan

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Palestinians walk past a tent amid the rubble in a destroyed area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

CAIRO - Gaza mediators -- the United States, Egypt and Qatar -- stepped up their efforts this week to stabilise the early stages of the truce between Israel and Hamas and to push forward U.S. President Donald Trumps 20-point ceasefire plan.

WHAT IS THE STATUS OF TALKS?

A Hamas delegation led by the groups exiled Gaza chief, Khalil Al-Hayya, has been in Cairo for talks with Egypt since Saturday.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Israel on Tuesday after envoys Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. Egyptian officials have also met Netanyahu.

The first phase of the ceasefire involved stopping fighting, returning hostages, increasing aid flows and a partial pull-back of Israeli forces to a yellow line.

WHAT HAS EACH SIDE DONE UNDER THE TRUCE?

Israels forces have pulled back from some parts of Gaza, but around half of the strip remains under Israeli control. On Monday, the military said it began marking the withdrawal line, warning Hamas and residents to stay away.

Hamas has released all 20 living hostages it was holding and 13 bodies, leaving 15 deceased hostages still in Gaza. Hamas says rubble and other factors may complicate the retrieval of a number of bodies. Israel believes Hamas can quickly return around five more bodies and is stalling. An international task force