Progress made in talks over Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of ‘pivotal 24 hours’ - A peace deal would put an end to more than a year of fighting, during which tens of thousands of people have been killed

Israel will send the chief of its Mossad intelligence agency to Qatar to continue talks over a potential ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, in a possible sign the negotiations may be advancing.

Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.