Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal ‘right on brink’, says US, as hopes rise for agreement – as it happened

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• Gaza ceasefire negotiations right on the brink' as mediators meet in Qatar
• Families cautiously optimistic that Israeli hostages may soon be free

Here are some of the latest images sent over the news wires from Gaza.

Lebanon's National News Agency reports that Israeli forces are operating to the west of Meiss El Jabal. It states they are raiding and storming residential homes" and continues:

They are also carrying out searches, vandalism, scattering contents and burning some of them. Limited explosions, machine gun fire and the movement of vehicles and tanks is also being recorded.