Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Qatar with Israel and Hamas close to deal | BBC News

Negotiations are resuming in Qatar to finalise a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip and for the release of hostages, with signs that Israel and Hamas are on the brink of an agreement.

A Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC that, for the first time in the war, delegations from Israel and Hamas are conducting indirect talks in the same building.

Hamas is also said to have dropped its condition for Israeli troops to leave the Strip.

US President Joe Biden said a deal was "on the brink" of coming to fruition. An Israeli official also told news agency Reuters that a deal was possible in "hours, days or more".

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