Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel will return to the negotiating table for a new round of ceasefire talks with Hamas.
Several sets of negotiations have so far failed to find a deal that would see Israel pause its military offensive in return for the release of the remaining hostages taken by the Iranian-backed militant group in its strike on 7 October, which triggered the war.
The Israeli prime minister said on Friday he has told the country's lead negotiators to join talks in Qatar and Egypt over the coming days.
With the war now into its sixth month, the US, Qatar and Egypt have spent months trying to negotiate another ceasefire and hostage release, but their efforts appear to have stalled.
Fighting was paused for a week in November, allowing an exchange of women and children held as hostages in Gaza for Palestinian women and teenagers detained or jailed by Israel.
Hamas has previously proposed a phased process in which it would release all the remaining hostages in exchange for an end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the opening of its borders for aid and reconstruction, and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including top militants serving life sentences.
Mr Netanyahu has called the demands "delusional" and vowed to resume Israel's offensive after any hostage release and keep fighting until the militant group is destroyed.
