As we close our Live updates for today, Israeli aggression continues. An Israeli raid in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighbourhood has killed at least four people and injured others, according to local medical sources quoted by our colleagues on the ground. We will bring you more updates as those come in. Thank you for staying with us!
Developing News
Positive ceasefire response from Hamas, no word from Israeli side: Qatar
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said he was still cautious about the ceasefire prospects.
At a press conference, he said, “What I can tell you is that we have a positive response from Hamas. That positive response, according to what we know, is almost all that was agreed by Israel in previous iterations of these talks.”
But “we are yet to receive a response from the Israel side,” he continued, “so we cannot make any claims that a breakthrough has been made.”
Israel studying Hamas reply to Gaza ceasefire proposal: Reuters
Two officials said on Tuesday that Israel is reviewing Hamas’s reply to a ceasefire proposal in Gaza, which outlines a possible 60-day truce and the release of half of the remaining Israeli hostages in the enclave, reports Reuters.
Talks aimed at halting the conflict have picked up pace over the past week, following Israel’s declaration of a new offensive to capture Gaza City. Meanwhile, Egypt and Qatar have been working to revive indirect negotiations between the parties under a US-supported ceasefire initiative.
Three more people die of malnutrition: Gaza Health Ministry official
Al Jazeera has quoted Munir al-Barsh, director general of the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, as reporting that three more malnutrition deaths have taken place in Gaza.
This brings the death toll related to hunger to 266, including 122 children.
2 more killed bringing death toll to 26: Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera has reported that two people have been killed near aid site in southern Gaza bringing today’s death toll to 26.
It said Israeli forces shot and killed two people seeking aid near a distribution site in southern Gaza run by the Israel- and US-backed GHF.
Hamas agrees to ceasefire proposal, Israeli position unclear
Hamas on Monday agreed to a proposal put forward by mediators Qatar and Egypt to reach a 60-day truce in Gaza.
The details of the plans were not finalised.
Top Israeli officials say Hamas is under pressure because of Israel’s plans to conquer Gaza City, and far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir insisted the war must continue.
Israel has not made its position on the ceasefire known yet.
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