There has been “significant progress” in negotiations to reach the deal, according to a report by an Egyptian TV channel.

Tens of thousands have been killed. Yet domestic politics are as much a factor as any looming humanitarian disaster for Western and Middle Eastern governments involved in peace talks.

With summer now approaching, Palestinians and relief organisations are increasingly concerned about people living in makeshift shelters that intensify heat rather than protect people from it.

After months of stop-and-start negotiations, the ceasefire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days.

UK foreign minister David Cameron said Hamas has been offered a 40-day ceasefire and the release of “potentially thousands” of Palestinian prisoners in return for freeing Israeli hostages.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also said Israel must still do more to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into besieged Gaza

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It’s the top US diplomat’s seventh Middle Eastern trip since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.

The White House said US President Joe Biden reiterated his ‘clear position’ as Israel plans to invade Rafah despite global concern for more than 1 million Palestinians sheltering there.

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The baby girl survived after she was delivered by caesarean section as her mother, Sabreen al-Sakani, was fatally wounded from an Israel air strike.

Since Hamas’ unprecedented October 7 attack on Israel triggered war in Gaza, there have been near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Iran-backed Hezbollah.

As the Gaza war drags into its seventh month, conflict on Sunday was focused on Lebanon and the West Bank, but Israeli officials said further fighting in Gaza has been authorised.

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Israel says Hamas ‘is continuing to exploit the tension with Iran’ and ‘does not want a humanitarian deal’.

The US and Israel had been bracing for an attack for days after Iran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike this month on an Iranian consular building in Syria that killed 12 people

Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which at this stage is unacceptable to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to “eliminate” all Hamas battalions.

Rally in Jerusalem calls for remaining hostages held by Hamas in Gaza to be brought home. It came as talks to secure another ceasefire that would include the release hostages resumed in Egypt.

The remains of 6 international staff from World Central Kitchen, who died alongside a Palestinian colleague, were taken to Egypt in ambulances.

The Israeli military said it struck a command centre of the Islamic Jihad militant group and claimed the hospital’s functioning was not affected.

Egypt, Qatar and key Israeli ally the United States have mediated previous rounds of negotiations, but a workable agreement has remained elusive.

World Central Kitchen said ships carried enough to prepare more than 1 million meals Also on board were dates, eaten to break the daily Ramadan fast.

‘This is outrageous and makes it intentional to obstruct life-saving assistance during a man-made famine,’ said Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN Palestinian refugee agency.

US ambassador to UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield accused Russia and China of vetoing resolution for ‘petty’ reasons, simply because it was written by the US.

The agreement is designed to boost cooperation in areas including trade and security, while delivering funding over the next three years to support Egypt’s economy.

If the death is confirmed, Marwan Issa would be the highest-ranking official from the Islamist militant movement killed by Israel in five months of war.

No casualties were reported from the building attack, and Israel’s military said the block was being used by Hamas to plan attacks on Israelis.

Egyptian officials had earlier said the negotiations reached an impasse over Hamas’ demand for a phased process culminating in an end to the war.

Hamas said it was pressing on with efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel, despite the absence of Israeli negotiators from talks in Egypt.