The Gaza health ministry said earlier today that another 109 people had been killed in overnight strikes, AFP reports.

A new round of negotiations aimed at achieving “calm” in Gaza and a prisoner-hostage exchange is set to open today in Cairo, an Egyptian official said.

Cairo was urging “both parties to show the necessary flexibility” to make a deal, the official added, speaking on condition of anonymity.

A Hamas source with knowledge of the matter confirmed that the Palestinian group had agreed to the talks with the goals of “a ceasefire, an end to the war and a prisoner exchange deal”.