LIVE Middle East Crisis. Israel and Hamas reach agreement on aid to civilians and medicine for hostages

Israel and the extremist Palestinian movement Hamas have reached an agreement to bring in humanitarian aid for the people of the besieged Palestinian territory and medicine for Israeli hostages. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this. Meanwhile, Hamas and other extremist groups continue to fire rockets toward Israel. There are no reports of injuries. The United States says it has intercepted an Iranian arms shipment for the Houthi rebels in Yemen at sea. Follow all developments in our live blog.

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