The fresh truce talks come after the UN warned about famine in Gaza.
Protesters hold placards and wave national flags during an anti-government demonstration in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on 27 April 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas group. Picture: JACK GUEZ / AFPceasefire, a day after media reports said a delegation from mediator Egypt was in Israel trying to jump-start stalled negotiations.
Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been unsuccessfully trying to seal a new Gaza truce deal ever since a one-week halt to the fighting in November saw 80 Israeli hostages exchanged for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Israel estimates that 129 hostages seized by militants on 7 October are still being held in Gaza, including 34 the military says are dead.Israeli demonstrators have intensified protests for their government to reach a deal that would free the captives, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prolonging the war.
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said this month that Israel planned to “flood Gaza” with aid, but the OCHA report cited continued “access constraints”. And Cyprus said the aid-laden Jennifer – which had previously returned after an Israeli strike killed seven aid workers in Gaza – is now sailing back to the territory.In Turkey, however, a “Freedom Flotilla” aimed at delivering aid was blocked after being denied use of two ships flying the Guinea-Bissau flag, with organisers blaming Israeli pressure on the West African nation.
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