Middle East crisis live: mediators push on with Gaza ceasefire talks amid fresh strikes
Talks in Egypt and Qatar are focused on forging a deal to pause the 14-month-old war and release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners
Israelis in the West Bank have set fire to the Bar Al-Walidain mosque in the village of Marda, north of Salfit, reports Al Jazeera.
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry urged the United Nations to “activate the international protection system”.
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