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Indirect talks between the parties to reach a truce continue slowly. Netanyahu held a summit on the famine in the Palestinian enclave.

• Great Britain, France, and Germany will hold an"emergency call" on Gaza tomorrow, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced, after the US and Israel withdrew their negotiating teams from Doha, accusing Hamas.
• "The violence in Gaza must end immediately. The famine, which is also causing deaths, must end now." In this message posted on X, Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares condemned the situation in the Strip."We demand an end to the restrictions on humanitarian aid, which must be implemented on a large scale. A ceasefire is urgently needed," Albares wrote. For the head of Spanish diplomacy, indiscriminate attacks against civilians are"inadmissible." Albares forcefully calls for "the protection of humanitarian workers and journalists in accordance with the obligations of international humanitarian law." He reiterated that "the path to peace lies through the two-state solution" in the Middle East. Madrid will participate in a ministerial-level international conference on the two-state solution promoted by France and Saudi Arabia at the United Nations General Assembly. Meanwhile, the Spanish government condemns the motion passed by the Israeli parliament in favor of annexing the West Bank and the occupied Palestinian territories. The vote, the ministry headed by Albares noted in a statement, while not binding,"ignores the fundamental principles and provisions of international law." It is also "contrary to the advisory opinion of July 19, 2024, of the International Court of Justice, which establishes that the occupation is illegal."
• "If Hamas mistakes our willingness to reach an agreement for weakness, for an opportunity to impose surrender terms that would put Israel at risk, it is gravely mistaken." Thus, Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that he will not give in to the demands put forward by Hamas in the talks in Doha, from where he recalled his negotiators today.
  "We are determined to achieve all the objectives of the war," the Israeli prime minister said again, speaking at a ceremony today."We are determined to bring everyone home, and that's what we will do," he added, referring to the hostages.
• "We have decided to recall our delegation from Doha for talks following Hamas's latest response," White House special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, stated on X.
• "It's a shame that Hamas is acting selfishly." This is what Steve Witkoff wrote in his post on X, announcing that after Israel, the United States"has also decided to bring our team home from Doha following Hamas's latest response, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire." "While the mediators have made great efforts," Donald Trump's special envoy continued,"Hamas does not appear to be coordinating or acting in good faith." "We will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for the people of Gaza," he concluded, stating that"we are committed to seeking an end to this conflict and permanent peace in Gaza."
• Senior Israeli officials said that "the delegation's return from Doha does not indicate a failure of the negotiations. They will continue, but it means that there are significant gaps and we must reflect on what to do and make difficult decisions."
• A senior Hamas source told Reuters that there was still a possibility of reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, but that it would take several days due to what he called Israeli procrastination. The agency reported this on its website. According to the source, Hamas's response included a request for a clause preventing Israel from resuming the war if an agreement was not reached within the 60-day truce period. Two sources close to the negotiations in Qatar said, however, that Israel's decision to recall its delegation does not necessarily indicate a crisis in the talks. More than a third of the 113 starvation deaths recorded so far in Gaza have occurred in the space of four days this week, the Guardian reports, citing data from hospitals in the Strip. Forty-five people have reportedly died of starvation in four days this week, including two today. By comparison, a total of 68 deaths attributable to starvation have been recorded since October 7, 2023, according to statistics from Gaza's Ministry of Health. The commissioner general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said that his staff are fainting from hunger while working."'People in Gaza are neither dead nor alive, they are walking corpses': a colleague in Gaza told me this morning," Philippe Lazzarini wrote on X."This deepening crisis is affecting everyone, including those trying to save lives in the war-torn enclave. UNRWA's frontline health workers are surviving on one small meal a day, often just lentils, if at all," the UN Commissioner denounced."Increasingly, they are fainting from hunger while at work. When health workers cannot find enough to eat, the entire humanitarian system is collapsing."
• Following Hamas's response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire and the release of the hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recalled the negotiating team from Qatar to"continue consultations in Israel," his office said in a statement."We appreciate the efforts of the Qatari and Egyptian mediators and Witkoff's efforts to achieve a breakthrough in the talks," the Prime Minister's Office said. The Times of Israel says it is unclear whether the developments indicate a breakdown in talks, while Axios speaks of a"crisis" in the negotiations.