Brief: Ceasefire talks in Doha, US contractors used live fire in Gaza

As Israel’s war on Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria continues, we’re coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. This week: Ceasefire negotiations continued between Israel and Hamas as Israel's attacks on Gaza continued. US contractors said live ammunition had been used against Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza. Israel continued attacks in Lebanon, including a drone strike on a car near Beirut.

It is day 639 of the war in Gaza, where at least 57,338 Palestinians have been killed. 

In this episode:

• Hamdah Salhut, (@hamdahsalhut) Al Jazeera  Correspondent
• Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent
• Zeina Khodr, (@ZeinakhodrAljaz) Al Jazeera Correspondent 

Episode credits:

This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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