Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza are stalling over the extent of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said on Saturday.

Many say they are determined to fight and less optimistic about peace. Discussion about the war’s toll in Gaza, they say, is rare in high schools.

An Israeli report released Tuesday accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war during its Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.

Thirteen women and two men who survived captivity by Hamas said they experienced or witnessed sexual violence while held hostage in Gaza, according to a new report by a group of Israeli researchers known as the Dinah Project.

Trump's meetings with the Israeli leader have brought no apparent breakthrough for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the bloodshed continues unabated.

A senior Israeli official played down the chances of an imminent end to the war in Gaza, even as US President Donald Trump said negotiators were “very close” to a ceasefire.

A majority of Israelis want an end to the fighting in return for the release of hostages, while right-wing members of the government want to keep going, saying Hamas remains undefeated.

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israeli officials have signaled they want the United Nations to remain the key avenue for humanitarian deliveries in Gaza, the deputy head of the World Food Programme said on Friday,