Qatar, along with Egypt and the United States, has been engaged in months of behind-the-scenes efforts to broker a Gaza truce and a hostage-prisoner swap.

Doctors in Gaza described delivering a newborn baby against incredible odds on Saturday, pulling him from his mother’s womb moments after she died of wounds sustained in an Israeli air strike.

Israel extended its evacuation warning to cover most of Gaza’s main city on Monday and intense fighting erupted.

“Updated the prime minister on ongoing diplomatic efforts to plan for the post-conflict period”.

“The message this morning to Hamas is clear: we are determined to bring back home all the hostages”