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.

Listen to this article

Loading audio...

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.

'This looks like a war crime... Britain cannot support Israel': caller tells Shelagh Fogarty

More Latest News

See more More Latest News

Jack Grealish

Jack Grealish 'slapped in the face by Manchester United fan' in derby, as man charged with assault

A police cordon in Elm Street, South Moor, Stanley, County Durham, where a man was fatally shot.

Tributes paid to 'thoroughly decent’ dad, 60, shot dead through window in broad daylight in County Durham

Lady Victoria Hervey claims Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre's credibility 'destroyed' following hospital release

Lady Victoria Hervey claims Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre's credibility 'destroyed' following hospital release

China vows to 'fight to the end' as Trump threatens additional 50 per cent tariffs amid global market turmoil

China vows to 'fight to the end' as Trump escalates war with further 50 per cent tariffs amid global market turmoil

Couple holding hands

Campaigners 'deeply moved' by baby loss certificate scheme - as more than 100,000 issued since service started

Pregnancy

Diabetes during pregnancy linked to increased risk of disorders like autism and ADHD in children, study suggests

Just 3% of England’s local road network received any form of maintenance in the 2023/24 financial year, new analysis shows.

Only 3% of local road network received maintenance in the last year

Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed were rejected from entering Israel

Israel's decision to bar two MPs from entering country 'smacks of racism', claims MP

c

Baby girl makes history as first child in UK to be born from womb transplant

US-ISRAEL-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-TRUMP-NETANYAHU

Trump says US will hold direct talks with Iran as he insists Tehran cannot get nuclear weapons

Video footage shows the convoy had emergency lights flashing when it was hit

Israeli troops opened fire on ambulances because of 'perceived threat', IDF investigation finds

Angela

Angela Rayner quizzed on whether Army could be deployed to Birmingham to help collect bins during strike

John Lees

Teacher who crashed car into tree on way to school after drinking half bottle of wine avoids ban from teaching

LBC's Tom Swarbrick headed to Birmingham to investigate the bin strikes

LBC's Tom Swarbrick investigates the Birmingham bin strike as 'mountains of rubbish' fill the streets

Neighbours rushed to the terraced house after a gunman fired into its living room on Sunday.

Horror video shows moment ‘gunman shoots dad, 60, dead through downstairs window’ in broad daylight

Police have launched an urgent search for missing girl, who was last seen 24 hours ago in Stoke-on-Trent.

Urgent hunt for missing schoolgirl, 12, after she didn't return home last night