Biden hopes for ceasefire in days as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza start by next Monday as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar that also aim to broker the release of hostages.

"Biden hopes for ceasefire in days as Israelis, Hamas take part in Qatar talks"

Gaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles

(LANKAPUVATH | COLOMBO) –  People living in the isolated north of Gaza have told the BBC that children are going without food for days, as aid convoys are increasingly denied permits to enter. Some residents have resorted to grinding animal feed into flour to survive, but even stocks of those grains are now dwindling, they say.

"Gaza residents surviving off animal feed and rice as food dwindles"