Israel's military says an Israeli reservist had a narrow escape from a near fatal encounter with Hamas militant.
Video footage released by the Israel Defence Forces appears to show the soldier blown off his feet after an explosive device was detonated.
On Wednesday, as negotiations resumed across the region, Israel offered a brief ceasefire and another exchange of hostages for prisoners.
Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas, arrived in Cairo for talks with Egypt — which plays a key role in mediating in Gaza with Israel. On Tuesday, David Barnea, the head of Mossad, met William Burns, the CIA director, in Warsaw along with Sheikh Mohammed al-Thani, the prime minister of Qatar, which oversaw the last hostage negotiations.
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