Destroyed buildings are seen in the Gaza Strip from southern Israel, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. In Israel's drive to destroy Hamas, some rights groups and aid workers say Israel seems to have given itself wide leeway to determine what is a target and how many civilian deaths it allows as collateral damage. Israel says it's targeting Hamas and blames the civilian death toll on militants operating among the population.- AP
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israeli and Hamas negotiators are expected in Cairo over the weekend in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in a war that reaches the half-year mark on Sunday.
Egypt's Al-Qahera News said CIA Director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani would join Egyptian mediators for Sunday's indirect talks between the Israeli and Hamas delegations.
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