Discussions on the continuation of a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal have failed, Hamas and Palestinian officials told BBC Arabic on Saturday.Talks were carried out throughout the weekend, with an Israeli delegation visiting Doha for talks, while a Hamas delegation visited Cairo for updates on the negotiations. Dr. Tarek Fahmy, a professor of political science, told the BBC that despite a lack of movement in talks, he does not believe fighting will continue in the same capacity it did before the recent ceasefire.Fahmy stressed he believed "there will be no resumption of the war, despite reports that Israel is preparing to launch qualitative strikes" after the ceasefire expires.

The IDF's Paran Brigade thwarted an attempt to smuggle weapons from Egypt into Israel on Saturday after they identified a drone that was smuggling them, the military announced.The drone was promptly shot down by Israeli forces, and then recovered Kalashnikov-style weapons at the scene.The weapons were then transferred to Israel Police.This is a developing story.

Multiple Russian military planes entered South Korea's air defense zone on Saturday, South Korea's joint chiefs of staff said on Saturday.The Russian planes entered the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone on the east coast off South Korea, and left the zone, the joint chiefs of staff said in a statement.But they did not violate South Korea's airspace, the statement said.

Three Syrians were killed, and 12 were injured in a blast in the port city of Latakia, the state-run Syrian Arab News Agency said on Saturday afternoon.According to Al Arabiya, the explosion occurred due to a malfunctioning missile stored in a "scrapstore" in the city.This is a developing story.