Evening recap

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

• A senior Hamas official told AFP that the group is ready to hold talks about releasing hostages in Gaza without a “complete and permanent ceasefire,” which was previously set by Hamas as a prerequisite to reach a deal.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listed five conditions for a ceasefire deal with Hamas, stating that any deal reached must allow his country to continue its fighting on Gaza until war objectives are attained.
• New UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke on the phone with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for the first time after he was elected.
• The Palestinian Prisoners Society reported that four Palestinian prisoners were killed by Israeli soldiers upon their release at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing leading to Gaza.
• Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that a deal with Hamas does not require halting Israel’s military operations in northern Gaza unless an agreement is also reached with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.
• Hundreds of anti-government protesters have taken to the streets of Jerusalem’s Rehavia neighbourhood, aiming to reach the residence of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling for a hostage swap deal and government resignation.