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Gaza Ceasefire Talks Advance as Aid Distributions Turn Deadly

Agreement to enter into discussions on a U.S.-backed 60-day truce has prompted Israel to dispatch envoys to Qatar for talks.

Palestinians carry aid supplies from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled/File Photo
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Overview

  • Hamas delivered a positive response to a U.S.-sponsored 60-day ceasefire proposal and signaled readiness to negotiate its implementation.
  • An Israeli official confirmed that Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday to discuss a possible hostage-release and ceasefire framework.
  • UN rights monitors have recorded at least 613 Palestinian deaths at and near aid distribution points through June 27, with 509 occurring at sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
  • WHO representatives report that Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis has become a trauma center treating a daily influx of patients wounded at non–UN food distribution sites.
  • The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said two American aid workers were injured in a grenade attack at a Khan Younis distribution center and are in stable condition.