Israel hostage families push for Gaza truce amid new talks

Stop-start efforts to secure a ceasefire and a hostage release deal resumed on Friday when an Israeli negotiator met Qatari mediators. The new diplomacy has buoyed anguished hostage families. "My hopes are up," Shay Dickmann, Gat's cousin, told AFP. "I'm feeling really positive about this deal." Israel says there are still "gaps" in how a ceasefire can be implemented but negotiators will return to Doha in coming days. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told hostages' families this week: "We are closer...