Cairo ceasefire talks in Gaza end without a breakthrough. Israeli war on the Gaza Strip left tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded and an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.
There were hopes that the Cairo talks would be the last stop before reaching the first long-term ceasefire in the war, a 40-day truce during which dozens of detainees would be released and aid would be pumped into Gaza to prevent famine. Hamas demands the nomination of 500 prisoners to be released, including life sentences and those with high sentences, in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli detainees.