Gaza ceasefire talks continue as Israel carries out fresh wave of strikes

<p>Netanyahu signals openness to deal but lays out conditions while territory’s hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ with casualties</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/may/18/gaza-israel-palestinian-bombing-war-latest-new-updates-live">• Middle East crisis – latest updates</a></p><p>Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have been continuing in Qatar for a second day as Israeli warplanes and artillery launched a fresh wave of strikes across Gaza, killing at least 103 people, according to health officials in the Palestinian territory.</p><p>The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled on Sunday that Israel was open to a deal with Hamas that would include “ending the fighting” in Gaza, but laid out conditions that have been repeatedly refused by the militant Islamist organisation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/18/gaza-ceasefire-talks-continue-as-israel-carries-out-fresh-wave-of-strikes">Continue reading...</a>