Israel to send delegation to Doha on Monday as mediators push ahead with discussions to extend fragile truce
Hamas is urging the immediate start of talks for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, including hostage and prisoner exchange negotiations. Israel will send a delegation to Qatar to advance these negotiations. Hamas has expressed readiness to engage and proposed a committee to govern Gaza until elections. Despite diplomatic efforts, airstrikes continue in Gaza. The current ceasefire deal, which began in January and whose first phase has ended, calls for the release of remaining hostages and negotiations for an end to the war, though Israel has imposed a total blockade.
