Israel and Hamas blame each other for an impasse.
Palestinians searching for casualties in the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike in Rafah on May 5, 2024.
Israeli officials have not travelled to Cairo to take part in indirect diplomacy, but on May 5, Mr Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s aim since the start of the war nearly seven months ago: to disarm and dismantle the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas for good. One official briefed on the talks told Reuters: “The latest round of mediation in Cairo is near to collapse.”“We are observing worrying signs that Hamas does not intend to reach an agreement with us,” Mr Gallant said. “This means strong military action in Rafah will begin in the very near future, and in the rest of the Strip.”
Qatar, where Hamas has a political office, and Egypt are trying to mediate a follow-up to a brief November ceasefire, amid international dismay over the soaring death toll in Gaza and the plight of its 2.3 million inhabitants.More than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed, 29 of them in the past 24 hours, and more than 77,000 have been wounded in Israel’s assault, according to Gaza’s health ministry. The bombardment has devastated much of the coastal enclave and caused a humanitarian crisis.
Residents and health officials in Gaza said Israeli planes and tanks continued to pound areas across the Palestinian enclave overnight, killing and wounding several people. US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns – who had been in Cairo – is travelling to Doha to hold an emergency meeting with Qatar’s Prime Minister, an official briefed on the talks said late on May 5.US President holds separate calls with leaders from Qatar, Egypt over Gaza ceasefire talks
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