Joe Biden says he hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza “by next Monday’ The mediating countries, Qatar, Egypt and the United States, are still trying to negotiate a compromise with a view to a truce. Israel is demanding the release of all hostages during the break and has warned that a truce would not mean the end of the war.
Hamas, for its part, is demanding a complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and the lifting of the blockade imposed by Israel.