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The US military intercepted five drones over the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. At least 13 people were killed in Israeli air strikes on Rafah. All developments in the live blog.
The number of the youngest Israeli airstrikes on the city of Rafah According to the terrorist organization Hamas, the number of people killed in the south of the Gaza Strip has increased to 22. According to Palestinian information, the attacks hit three residential buildings.
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In the current situation, information on the course of the war, shelling and casualties provided by the Palestinian and Israeli conflict parties cannot be directly verified by an independent body.
Ceasefire talks in the Gaza Strip are making progress, French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné told Reuters. Today, Séjourné is scheduled to meet other ministers from Arab and Western countries as well as Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in the Saudi capital Riyadh.
“Things are moving forward, but you always have to be careful in these discussions and negotiations,” the minister said. “The situation in the Gaza Strip is catastrophic and we need a ceasefire.”
Immediately before the arrival of a Hamas delegation in Egypt, a senior representative of the Islamist terrorist organization commented on Israel’s latest proposal for an agreement. “No major problems” were identified with the text, he told AFP.
Hamas plans to deliver its response to the proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages at a meeting with Egyptian intelligence officials today.
“The atmosphere is positive unless there are new Israeli obstacles,” the Hamas representative continued. The delegation expected in Egypt will be led by the number two of Hamas’ political wing in the Gaza Strip, Chalil al-Hayya.
The US military says it intercepted five drones over the Red Sea. These “posed an immediate threat to US, coalition and merchant ships in the region,” said the US Regional Command for the Middle East.
A delegation from the terrorist organization Hamas is expected in Cairo today to discuss a new proposal for a ceasefire. According to media reports, he envisages a ceasefire by the Israeli army. In return, an unknown number of hostages will be released and a large number of Palestinian prisoners will be released from Israeli prisons.
According to doctors and paramedics, 13 people were killed and numerous others injured in Israeli air strikes on three houses in Rafah. Hamas media reports 15 dead.
US President Biden reaffirmed “his clear position” on a possible Rafah offensive in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. If that doesn’t happen, Israel’s finance minister is threatening to end the government.