Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. presented Israel and Hamas with an updated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal proposal on Wednesday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios. The mediators believe recent concessions from Israel,

CAIRO/JERUSALEM/GAZA, July 12 (Reuters) - Progress is stalling at talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza, with the sides divided over the extent of Israeli forces' withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said on Saturday.

A crush at an aid centre in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people Wednesday, with the site's operator blaming 'agitators' within the crowd and the

Twenty Palestinians were killed Wednesday in the crush of a crowd at a food distribution site run by an Israeli-backed American organization in the Gaza Strip, the group said, the first time it has acknowledged deadly violence at its operations.

Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks face challenges over aid distribution as tensions rise between the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and U.N. regarding humanitarian assistance.

At least 20 Palestinians died in a crowd surge at a Gaza aid site managed by the U.S.-backed GHF. The incident, involving allegations between GHF and Hamas, highlights the ongoing humanitarian challenges amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas,

Ten Palestinians were reported killed Friday waiting for rations in Gaza, adding to the nearly 800 killed seeking aid in the last six weeks, according to the UN, with Israel's army saying it issued troops new instructions following the repeated reports of deaths.

Europe's top diplomats are assessing a new deal with Israel to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to Kaja Kallas, the European Union's foreign policy chief. Foreign ministers from the EU's 27-member nations are meeting Tuesday in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza largely forged by Kallas and Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar,