Mediators in the Gaza War say, as they have several times before, that significant progress has been made in the negotiations for a ceasefire. Right-wing extremist forces in Israel's government are warning against the agreement.
ConflictsIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to send the head of the Israeli security service Mossad to the negotiations on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – which can be seen as a sign of progress in the talks being held in Qatar.
WorldTerror-labelled Hamas claims to have approved a list of persons being held as hostages in Gaza and can be released in an agreement with Israel.
ConflictsIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved continued talks in Doha in Qatar to secure an agreement on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, according to his office.
ConflictsAuthorities in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip report that 25 people, including several children, were killed in Israeli airstrikes during Thursday night.
ConflictsThe World Health Organization (WHO) demands that Israel release the hospital chief of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Gaza after he was detained during intense raids on the hospital.
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