An Israeli delegation will travel to the Gulf state of Qatar on Monday to hold talks on the continuation of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel's electricity minister announced he was cutting deliveries to the enclave.

Israel is due to send a delegation to Doha on Monday for a fresh round of talks on extending a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, after cutting off the electricity supply to ramp up pressure on Hamas.The first phase of the truce ended on March 1 with no agreement on subsequent stages that could secure a permanent end to the war,

Israel will send a negotiating team to Doha in Qatar on Monday, as per a statement from the Prime Minister Banjamin Netanyahu’s Office. The development comes after Hamas indicated it is willing to agree to a temporary extension of the Gaza ceasefire over Ramadan.