Gaza truce

Gaza truce talks stall as the US vetoes a UN resolution calling for an unconditional, permanent ceasefire.

Hezbollah officials have consistently said they would not stop until Israel ended the war in Gaza.

Joe Biden urged Netanyahu to finalise the ceasefire and hostage deal, discussing upcoming Cairo talks to resolve remaining obstacles.

The US has said it expects indirect talks to go ahead as planned in Qatar's capital Doha on Thursday.

Hamas is sticking to its demand that Gaza truce talks focus on a deal already discussed with Israel and mediators rather than starting anew.

The first phase involves a six-week ceasefire when Israeli forces would withdraw from "all populated areas" of Gaza

The two sides blamed each other for the impasse and Hamas delegation said it would leave Cairo truce talks to consult with its leadership.

Mediators are stepping up efforts toward a ceasefire deal ahead of a threatened Israeli storming of Rafah.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians.

There is no change in the position of the occupation and therefore, there is nothing new in the Cairo talks, said the Hamas official.

Both Israel and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire in the six-month conflict.

The U.N. aid chief warned that the Israeli offensive in Rafah could lead to a "slaughter", saying the consequences of an invasion would be catastrophic.

Israel freed 30 Palestinian prisoners as negotiators sought to renew the pause in fighting again.

The truce agreement allowed more aid trucks into Gaza, where the population faces shortages of food, fuel, drinking water and medicine.

This raises hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year.

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