Talks for a truce between Israel and Hamas accompanied by the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners showed signs of progress on Tuesday. Fears of famine in the Gaza Strip and a armed operation in the Rafah sector, where 1.5 million people are crowded together.

Israel announced on Friday the sending of a delegation to Doha, without specifying the date, after what appears to be a change in the position of Hamas. The Israeli military operation launched in retaliation for this attack has so far left more than 31,700 dead.