Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to hold consultations with security chiefs and ministers following the expiration of the ceasefire with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Efforts to extend the truce were unsuccessful,

The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of war, freed Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and enabled more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza, expires on Saturday. The two sides seem willing to maintain their truce while negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar guide talks aimed at getting to the next phase.

Negotiations to extend a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas were underway Friday in Cairo, after Israeli and Qatari delegations traveled to the Egyptian capital.