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Gaza truce talks to resume in Doha before Netanyahu heads to US

A Palestinian girl walks in the rubble of a building that was targeted in an Israeli strike in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood in Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip on July 6, 2025. [AFP]

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are set to resume Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House.

Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said Hamas's response to a draft US-backed ceasefire deal contained "unacceptable" demands.

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