Qatar mediates cessation of fighting as death toll approaches 30,000 “No deal yet”. Health authorities in the strip announced on Wednesday that 96 people had been killed in the past 24 hours.
The death toll since clashes between Israel and Hamas began in October last year has reached 29,878, approaching 30,.000. US President Biden expressed his hope that negotiations on a cessation of. fighting and the release of hostages mediated by Qatar and other. countries will be concluded soon.