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"We are now at the closest we ever have been at reaching an agreement. We are very optimistic, we are very hopeful. But we are also very keen for this mediation to succeed in reaching a humanitarian truce" says Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari during a press conference in Doha. IMAGES
Smoke rises over northern Gaza, seen from Israel, as battles and bombardment pound the Strip, amid Israeli plans to push the ground offensive against Hamas militants into the far-southern city of Rafah, which is packed with displaced civilians. IMAGES
Military aircrafts parachute food aid into Gaza City, a day after 18 people were killed in stampedes or drowned in the Mediterranean Sea as they were rushing towards aid packages. Hamas has urged an end to the airdrops and called for stepped-up road deliveries instead. The United States said it would keep airdropping humanitarian supplies while also pushing for more overland deliveries. IMAGES
Smoke billows following Israeli bombardment on Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. IMAGES
Planes parachute aid into the northern part of the Gaza Strip, seen from Israel, amid international pressure for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian territory where famine is looming. IMAGES
Plumes of smoke rise over northern Gaza, seen from Israel, as the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said that 66 people had been killed overnight. IMAGES