Efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza continue amidst ongoing hostilities, despite a recent United Nations Security Council resolution in favor of halting the Israeli violence and securing the release of hostages held in Gaza.
Dialogue between Israel and Hamas is ongoing through intermediaries based in Qatar, following the UN Security Council`s call for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the liberation of captives.
In the aftermath of the UN vote, Hamas stated to mediators the group is holding to its initial demands including the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza strip and the repatriation of displaced Palestinians. The Israeli Prime Minister`s office has labeled these demands as "unrealistic."
According to the BBC, negotiations underway at the time of the UN resolution proposed the release of 40 Israeli hostages in exchange for the freedom of 800 Palestinian detainees
