The Israeli negotiation team will return to Israel from Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday after a "significant week of conducting negotiations" regarding a ceasefire and hostage deal, the Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement.

The Israeli military released footage Sunday that it says shows the evacuation of Palestinian civilians from a hospital it raided last week. Gaza's health ministry said dozens of civilian hospital staff were detained during and following the raid.

Israeli officials say a ceasefire in Gaza is a more realistic prospect than at any time in the past year, suggesting a long-awaited deal to free hostages and boost aid to the beleaguered territory could be close.

U.S. and Arab mediators are working round-the-clock to hammer out a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the talks said, while in the Gaza Strip medics said Israeli strikes had killed 13 Palestinians on Thursday.

Hamdan also accused PM Netanyahu of wanting to 'get rid' of the remaining captives in a bid to relieve himself of the issue and not agree to a deal.

Israel and Hamas on Wednesday accused each other of obstructing negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after Israel withdrew its negotiators from the talks the previous day. Israeli media reported on Wednesday that the refusal by the Palestinian Islamist militia Hamas to hand over a list of the names of the hostages it still holds is hindering progress in the negotiations.

Northern Gaza’s last remaining major hospital is now out of service after a raid by Israeli forces severely damaged the building and emptied its wards of patients and doctors. On Friday, Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza,