Watch live: Blinken presents post-war plan for Gaza at Atlantic Council Watch live as Antony Blinken makes a case for post-war reconstruction in Gaza on Tuesday, 14 January, as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is as “close as it has ever been”, according to Qatari negotiators who have been hosting talks.
An Israeli official said the first stage of the deal would see 33 hostages set free, including children, women – including some female soldiers – men above 50, and the wounded and sick.
A Palestinian source close to the talks told Reuters he expected the deal to be finalised on Tuesday if “all goes well”.
Some 100 Israelis are still being held captive inside the Gaza Strip, and the military believes at least a third of them are dead.
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said talks on the final details were underway.
