Gaza’s Health Ministry says 96 people have been killed and 172 wounded in 24 hours.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “optimistic” that a deal on a ceasefire or a cessation of hostilities would be achieved before Ramadan, while United States President Joe Biden says he hopes “by next Monday we will have a ceasefire”.
Sources told Al Jazeera that the deal may involve 400 Palestinian prisoners and 40 captives believed to be held in Gaza.
Three people have been killed and three wounded during an Israeli forces’ raid across the occupied West Bank. Intense fighting was also reported in the Far’a refugee camp.
At least 29,878 people, mostly women and children, have been killed and 70,215 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks stands at 1,139.
Aljazeera
