The US and Qatar signalled on Sunday that they were edging closer to a deal to release a significant number of civilian hostages held by Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Any breakthrough is expected to lead to a multi-day pause in Israel’s offensive on Gaza and an increase of urgently needed aid into the coastal enclave that is enduring a deepening humanitarian crisis.
US deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer said Washington believed it was “closer than we have been to reaching a final agreement”, adding that many areas of difference that “previously existed have been narrowed”.
Source : Nagaland