All sides have held weeks of ceasefire talks in Qatar, reporting small signs of progress but no major breakthroughs have happened.View on euronews

In our news wrap Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says he's considering "alternative options" to ceasefire talks with Hamas, European diplomats attempted to restart negotiations over limiting Iran's nuclear program and Ghislaine Maxwell wrapped up questioning as the Justice Department pushes back on criticism it's concealing aspects of Jeffrey Epstein's relationship with President Trump.

Cease-fire negotiations between Israel, Hamas, and the U.S. have broken down, with President Trump’s special envoy blaming Hamas for the impasse. Meanwhile, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is rapidly escalating.

Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is set to meet with Israeli and Qatari officials as the Trump administration works to secure a deal to end the war in Gaza.

The Israeli negotiating team involved in efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza has been called back to Israel for consultations, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. The Palestinian militant group Hamas said earlier in the day that it had submitted a response to mediators regarding a proposed ceasefire.

Airdrops into Gaza have previously been criticized as insufficient and impractical. The United Nations has called for an urgent ceasefire, though talks appeared Friday to have collapsed.

The U.S. has withdrawn from Doha ceasefire talks after Hamas' response showed a "lack of desire" for an agreement. Israel also pulled negotiators amid escalating demands.

The Gaza ceasefire talks are expected to resume next week following Israel's review of Hamas' response, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Friday, citing an Egyptian source.