Family and supporters of the estimated 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza complete the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem. Photograph: Mahmoud Illean/AP Israel and Hamas were close to a deal that would see the release of a significant number of hostages held in Gaza in return for a temporary ceasefire and other Israeli concessions, Qatari and American mediators indicated on Sunday. Qatar’s prime minister, Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, said he was “more confident” that we are close enough to reach a deal. “The...