Talks over Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages to take place in Qatar

28 October 2024, 07:10 | Updated: 28 October 2024, 09:40

General views of Gaza
Talks about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas are due to take place. Picture: Alamy

By Flaminia Luck

Talks about a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages held by Hamas are due to take place in Qatar later.

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In an effort to break the deadlock, Egypt has proposed a two day truce and the release of four Israeli hostages.

Hamas are not taking part in the talks.

Israel says the talks in Doha will look at the possibilities to restart negotiations.

The war began when Hamas-led militants blew holes in Israel's border wall and stormed into southern Israel in a surprise attack on October 2023.

They killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, around a third of whom are believed to be dead.

People conduct rescue work after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis
People conduct rescue work after Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis. Picture: Alamy

Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to the local Health Ministry. It does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count but says more than half of those killed were women and children.

The offensive has devastated much of the impoverished coastal territory and displaced around 90% of its population, often multiple times.

Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into squalid tent camps along the coast, and aid groups say hunger is rampant.

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