Hamas approves list of Israeli captives to release amid Doha talks
Hamas tells Reuters that it approved a list of 34 Israeli captives to be released as part of a potential ceasefire and prisoner swap deal. Israel says it has not received the list yet, as indirect negotiations continue in Doha, Qatar.
Israeli forces have killed at least 88 Palestinians in a single day across Gaza. They bombed the enclave more than 100 times in just three days, killing more than 200 Palestinians, with women and children making up a majority of the victims.
Meanwhile, another baby in Gaza has died of hypothermia – the eighth such death amid the Israeli genocide in the enclave.
US President Joe Biden proposes an $8bn arms sale for Israel, just two weeks before leaving office, ignoring widespread criticism over the mounting death toll in Gaza.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,805 Palestinians and wounded 109,064 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day, and more than 200 were taken captive.
