CAIRO: US and Arab mediators are working round the clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources near the talks mentioned, whereas within the Gaza Strip medics mentioned Israeli strikes had killed 13 Palestinians on Thursday (Dec 19).
The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, search to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old conflict within the Hamas-ruled enclave that would come with a launch of hostages seized from Israel on Oct 7, 2023, together with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Mediators had managed to slender some gaps on earlier sticking factors however variations remained, the sources mentioned.
In Gaza, medics mentioned at the very least 13 Palestinians had been killed in a single day in separate Israeli airstrikes, together with on two homes in Gaza Metropolis and a central camp.
Residents of Jabalia within the northern Gaza Strip, the place the military has operated since October, mentioned forces blew up clusters of homes in a single day.
