Talks in Cairo for a ceasefire in Gaza end without a breakthrough. Sources told Al Jazeera that a meeting between the Hamas delegation and the head of Egyptian intelligence and the discussions of the past two days in Cairo with mediators.
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, including civilians, the elderly, and female soldiers. There were hopes that the Cairo talks would be the last stop before reaching the first long-term ceasefire in the war.