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Evening recap

12 January 2025 23:45 GMT

Good evening Middle East Eye readers. On Sunday, the momentum around the ongoing ceasefire talks taking place in Doha appeared to swing in a positive direction.

Both the Biden administration and the incoming Donald Trump administration have said they are hopeful that a deal can be reached, while some media reports stated that Israel was "shocked" at Hamas' flexibility.

Still, a ceasefire agreement has yet to be reached, and the Israeli negotiating team is set to stay for another day in Doha.

Here's what else you need to know about Sunday's developments in Israel's war on Gaza:

  • US Vice President-elect JD Vance spoke to Fox News, where he said Trump would “enable the Israelis to eliminate the last remnant of Hamas and its leadership” if a ceasefire deal in Gaza is not reached.

  • The head of the US military's central command (Centcom), General Michael Kurilla, met with Saudi and Yemeni generals to discuss the ongoing battles against Houthi forces in the Red Sea.

  • The head of the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs told Haaretz that the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal now taking shape could see at least 1,200 Palestinian prisoners released.

  • An Israeli drone killed a young Palestinian man in the Shati refugee camp in the west of Gaza City.

  • Israeli forces opened fire near the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, killing one Palestinian.

  • Four Israeli air strikes were conducted between Houmin al-Fawqa and Deir al-Zahrati, an area that is above the Litani River in Lebanon.

  • The bodies of at least three Palestinians were recovered by civil defence crews after an Israeli air strike hit a residence in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City.