- As the ceasefire in Gaza continued, Israel and Palestine made progress towards discussing the terms of the Israeli blockade in the truce.
- The meeting takes place between delegations of both the countries who never meet throughout. They sit in different rooms and lay down their proposals as mediators shuttle between them both with proposals and counterproposals.
- Hamas wants Israel to life the 8-year long blockade that it has imposed of Gaza before it stops the rocket attacks, while Israel has demanded complete disarming of the enclave before reconstruction of Gaza begins.
- Israel has warned that failure of the talks could lead to another ground operation in Gaza.
- Israel has also lashed out at the UN Human Rights Council after it named allegedly anti-Israel experts who are to be involved in an inquiry into its Gaza offensive.
- Read at: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/israeli-blockade-to-be-discussed-on-day-2-of-talks/article6310220.ece