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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Tom Bennett

Israel pulls out of ‘dead end’ ceasefire negotiations as it strikes hundreds of Gaza targets

AP

Hopes of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took a hammer blow on Saturday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically ordered officers from his Mossad intelligence agency to leave Qatar.

The Gulf nation has so far brokered a deal that saw more than 100 hostages freed as well as the implementation of a week-long truce, which ended abruptly on Friday morning with the resumption of heavy air strikes on Gaza and rocket fire into parts of Israel.

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