LIVE GAZA. Norway donates 24 million euros to UNRWA – New round of negotiations between Hamas and Israel starts in Egypt

Egypt and Qatar will start a new round of negotiations in Cairo today. In addition to an exchange of Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages, both countries also hope to broker a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has expressed concern about the fate of people in the south of the Gaza Strip as a possible Israeli ground attack looms in Rafah, where more than a million refugee Palestinians are crammed near the border with Egypt. Follow all developments in our live blog.

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