The Sticking Points to a Gaza Hostage Deal

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt—This week will show whether President Trump’s optimism about a deal to end the war in Gaza can survive the realities that have undermined many past attempts.

Negotiators were arriving Tuesday in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El Sheikh for talks on the first step in Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war—a deal to free all the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.