Palestinian militant group Hamas has said it is ready to release all remaining Israeli hostages as part of a deal to end the conflict in Gaza, according to one of its top chiefs in the region.

The latest round of talks in Cairo this week, which aimed to restore the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, ended without progress. Israel's latest offer, for a temporary 45-day ceasefire in return for the release of ten hostages, was turned down by the Palestinian group.

Head negotiator, Khalil Al Hayya, said Hamas would no longer agree to any similar interim deals from Israel. He accused the coalition government of Benjamin Netanyahu of using the terms as a cover for their political agenda... based on continuing the war."

In a televised address Al Hayya said Hamas was ready to immediately engage in "comprehensive package of negotiations". These involve an end to fighting in exchange for the return of an "agreed-upon number" of Palestinian prisoners and a deal to reconstruct Gaza.

Twenty-four Israeli hostages, held captive since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023, are believed to be still alive in the Gaza Strip. They include five dual Israeli-U.S. nationals, a Thai and a Nepali.

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu has refused to end the military campaign in Gaza until Hamas's governing capabilities have been dismantled and all weapons laid down. The Palestinian group has dismissed the demands as "impossible".

Israeli airstrikes have continued across much of Gaza as ceasefire negotiations remain on hold. Gaza's civil defense agency claims ten people from the same family were killed in a strike east of Khan Younis. Another five reportedly died when two houses in northern Gaza were hit overnight.

Israeli drones hit a car in southern Lebanon. The vehicle was travelling on a highway close to the southern city of Sidon when the attack happened. Footage on social media shows emergency services tackling the blaze, with unconfirmed reports that one person has been killed.

The death toll from Thursday's strikes by the U.S. on a fuel port in Yemen has risen to at least 58, according to local sources. It's claimed 126 people were also wounded in the bombardment of the port of Ras Isa. U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to continue the strikes on the Iran-backed Houthis, over their targeting of shipping vessels in the Red Sea.

The British consulate in Jerusalem has denounced ongoing Israeli settler violence on the West Bank. Citing support from other diplomatic envoys in the region, the consulate claimed attacks had included "demolitions of donor-funded shelters and other structures". On X, the consul described "vandalism by settlers and members of the IDF" that it called "unacceptable".