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Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday and engaged in combat with Hamas, while to the north, it exchanged fire with Hezbollah across the Lebanese border.
The fighting raged as diplomatic efforts to halt the war, which will enter its tenth month on Sunday, continued, with Israel saying on Friday it would send a delegation next week to continue talks with Qatari mediators.
In a statement announcing the move, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s spokesman said “gaps” remained with Hamas on how to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal.
That came after a delegation led by the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, David Barnea, held a first round of talks with mediators in Doha.
