A truce in Gaza could be close: international mediators seek an agreement and avoid an offensive on Rafah. The UN fears a "massacre" in the city in the south of the Strip, where 1.5 million Palestinians are crowded.

The CIA and Mossad have already participated in the negotiations in Egypt, and they will continue for the next 3 days. This Wednesday, nearly a hundred relatives of the hostages went to The Hague to present a complaint against Hamas for "crimes against humanity"