Israel sends negotiating team to Qatar, prospects for resumption of negotiations including suspension of hostilities. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages, with Qatar and other mediators acting as intermediaries, were temporarily suspended as the gap between the two sides could not be bridged.
Israel would release 700 to 1,000 Palestinians held in prisons on the condition that Hamas release hostages such as women and the elderly. US Secretary of State Blinken expresses hope for positive progress in negotiations.