Bharat Express

Rafah

The rise of urban conflict in besieged Gaza has fuelled US concerns that Israel faces years of counterinsurgency operation

24 Palestinians were killed overnight when Israeli jets struck multiple places in central Gaza

The United States, along with Egypt and Cairo, has been deeply involved in talks underway in Cairo to negotiate a ceasefire in the seven-month war

Since the beginning of its operation in eastern Rafah, the Israeli military has killed 20 operatives

Hamas announced Monday evening that it had told mediators Egypt and Qatar of its approval of their proposal regarding a ceasefire in the seven-month-old war

The military stated that messages to temporarily move to the humanitarian area will be conveyed through posters, SMS messages, phone calls, and media broadcasts in Arabic

The UN accused Israel of impeding humanitarian access to Gaza and warned of a devastating famine in the region

Blinken, whose meeting with Netanyahu in Jerusalem went longer than expected, declined to clarify the Israeli leader's position while emphasizing that the US would continue to express concerns

Netanyahu's remarks came as Hamas was considering the latest plan for a truce proposed in Cairo talks with United States, Egyptian, and Qatari mediators

The world has been appealing to the Israeli authorities for weeks to spare Rafah, but a ground operation there is on the immediate horizon