Live: Gaza truce talks enter second day as Rafah braces for Israeli assault Negotiations to pause the Israel-Hamas war and free the remaining hostages headed into a second day in Cairo on Wednesday, as displaced Gazans braced for an expected Israeli assault on their last refuge of Rafah. A Hamas delegation will meet Egyptian and Qatari mediators, after Israeli negotiators held talks with the mediators on Tuesday. The news came after the UN aid chief said Palestinians in Rafah were "staring death in the face". Read our liveblog for all the latest developments on the Israel-Hamas war.