The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar.

Mediator Qatar says a Gaza ceasefire deal is at the closest point it has been in the past few months, adding that many of the obstacles in the negotiations have been ironed out. As negotiations advance, residents in Gaza are expressing “a mixture of optimism and deep-seated scepticism”, according to our team on the ground.

Truce deal at closest point, says Qatar, as 61 killed across last 24 hours - Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finali