Palestinian officers mentioned Hamas was insisting on Israel calling off the offensive and withdrawing forces beneath any deal. Israel signalled intent to maneuver into one of many final cities the place Hamas, which is sworn to its destruction, has intact forces.
“We’re working to realize one other framework for the discharge of our abductees, in addition to the completion of the elimination of the Hamas battalions in Rafah,” Netanyahu mentioned on Fb, referring to the city within the far south of Gaza close to the border with Egypt.
This week, he added, the Israeli safety cupboard would approve army plans for Rafah – together with the evacuation of greater than 1,000,000 displaced Palestinian civilians who’ve been sheltering there, and whose destiny worries world powers.
Nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed within the conflict, Gaza medical officers say. The Hamas raid of Oct 7 killed 1,200 folks in Israel, which has additionally misplaced 241 troopers in Gaza floor preventing that adopted, based on official tallies.
