Negotiators from Hamas, Israel and the United States began indirect talks in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh with President Donald Trump saying they were down to the “final details.”

Hamas leader Fawzi Barhoum in a statement Tuesday said the terror group would not allow Israel to end the war as victors. “Despite the brutal military force, unlimited support, and full American partnership in the war of extermination in Gaza, they have not and will not succeed in achieving a false image of victory,” the terrorist leader claimed.

Israel and Hamas have started the first round of indirect talks in Egypt to discuss releasing remaining hostages and work to end the nearly two-year-long war in Gaza and the West Bank.

Egypt, a key intermediary in truce talks, said it would host delegations from Israel and Hamas to discuss a possible exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

The gathering appeared designed to rally international support behind the Trump vision for putting an end to the war.

Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but

The U.S. State Department is warning of a possible attack on Palestinians by Hamas. Meanwhile, Israel has identified the remains of one of the hostages given over by Hamas as a part of the ceasefire deal.

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — President Donald Trump called for a new era of harmony in the Middle East on Monday during a global summit on Gaza’s future, trying to advance broader peace in the region after visiting Israel to celebrate a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hamas.