Negotiations aimed at cessation of fighting to resume on 18th, emphasizing ground operations against Rafah. Israeli media reported that the negotiating team was in Qatar in the Middle East on the 18th.
However, Prime Minister Netanyahu has repeatedly emphasized his intention to launch a ground operation toward Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is worsening day by day, but it is unclear whether negotiations between Israel and Hamas will make any progress. In response, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry issued a statement calling Netanyahu's repeated threats to invade Rafah a provocation against the international community.