Gaza ceasefire deal being finalised, Palestinian official tells BBC

The presumption of a woody betwixt Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire successful Gaza and the merchandise of hostages are being finalised, a Palestinian authoritative acquainted with the negotiations has told the BBC.

It comes arsenic White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said a truce and hostage woody could beryllium done "this week".

An Israeli authoritative besides told quality bureau Reuters that negotiations were successful "advanced stages", with woody imaginable successful "hours, days oregon more".

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu connected Sunday, and with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar - who is mediating the negotiations - connected Monday.

Sullivan said Biden was besides owed to talk with Egypt's President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.

The Palestinian authoritative told the BBC that Hamas and Israeli officials were conducting indirect talks successful the aforesaid gathering connected Monday.

Netanyahu is facing fierce absorption to a imaginable woody from wrong his governing coalition.

Ten right-wing members, including immoderate from Mr Netanyahu's ain Likud party, person sent him a missive opposing a truce.

Meanwhile, Gaza's civilian defence bureau reported that a question of Israeli aerial strikes connected Gaza City connected Monday killed much than 50 people.

"They bombed schools, homes and adjacent gatherings of people," civilian defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told AFP.

The Israeli subject said it was looking into these reports. Separately, it said 5 soldiers were killed connected Monday successful the northbound of the Gaza Strip.

The warfare was triggered by Hamas's onslaught connected confederate Israel connected 7 October 2023, successful which astir 1,200 radical were killed and 251 others taken to Gaza arsenic hostages.

Israel launched a subject violative successful Gaza to destruct Hamas successful response.

Gaza's Hamas-run wellness ministry says much than 46,500 radical person been killed during the war.

Israel says 94 of the hostages stay successful Gaza, of whom 34 are presumed dead, arsenic good arsenic different 4 Israelis who were abducted earlier the war, 2 of whom are dead.