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Negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza talks

Negotiators are starting to converge in Egypt’s capital for talks aimed at ending two years of war in Gaza. Egypt’s state-linked media had reported that Hamas and Israeli officials would hold indirect talks on Sunday and Monday.

Trump dispatched two envoys to Egypt on Saturday, according to the White House, sending his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and his main Middle East negotiator, Steve Witkoff.


‘Safe zones’ under fire as Israeli bombardment pounds central Gaza

The Palestinians were hoping for a good night’s sleep, but that didn’t happen.

Given the intensity of the targeted areas – not only Gaza City but also here in the so-called safe zones where people were told to evacuate – the sound of relentless heavy artillery and fighter jets filled the night.

It was past midnight when the constant attacks began and lasted at least three hours. The buzzing and grinding wore down everyone’s mental and psychological wellbeing, leaving people deeply uncertain about what was happening around them.

Yesterday, there was an announcement about a potential ceasefire and preparations to implement the first phase of the deal, but that did not happen on the ground. Here, the reality tells a different story.

There have been continuous attacks, both in the areas where people are displaced and in Gaza City, where the majority of Israeli military assaults and the ground offensive have taken place in recent weeks – particularly in the western vicinity of al-Shifa Hospital.

As many as 70 people have been killed within just 24 hours of the announcement made by President Trump.


Israeli drones target displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza

Our colleagues on the ground are reporting that several people have been wounded after Israeli drones fired bombs at tents of displaced people east of Asdaa in southern Gaza.


Israeli forces kill aid seeker in southern Gaza

Gaza’s Emergency and Ambulance Service is reporting that one Palestinian waiting for aid has been killed by Israeli forces near a distribution centre in southern Gaza.

Separately, a source at the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza reported that the body of a child killed in an Israeli air attack on a house in Tuffah, east of Gaza City, was recovered.