The Bottom Line
- The war between Israel and Hamas reached its 75th day on Wednesday.
- The Hamas leader is in Egypt today to discuss a ceasefire.
- Washington announces the creation of an international coalition to secure the Red Sea. "Any country that acts against us will have its ships targeted in the Red Sea," Yemen's rebels said. France calls for a coalition "as broad as possible".
- Ten days after a U.S. veto, the U.N. Security Council was due to vote on a new text calling for an "urgent suspension of hostilities to allow humanitarian access" to Gaza. A vote scheduled for Monday was postponed by hours on Tuesday.
- Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip stopped functioning on Tuesday after it was stormed by the Israeli army.
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Ismail Haniyeh in Egypt
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is scheduled to travel to Egypt today for talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and an exchange of Palestinian prisoners with Israel, according to a source within the Islamist movement. The talks will focus on "the delivery of humanitarian aid, the withdrawal of the Israeli armyfrom the Gaza Strip and the return of displaced people to their towns and villages in the north."
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Welcome to this live coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas and a possible ceasefire.