Israeli air strikes on three homes within the southern Gaza metropolis of Rafah killed 13 folks and wounded many others, medics stated on Monday.
Hamas media shops put the dying toll at 15. In Gaza Metropolis, within the north of the strip, Israeli planes struck two homes, killing and wounding a number of folks, well being officers stated.
The strikes on Rafah, the place over one million individuals are sheltering from months of Israeli bombardment, got here hours earlier than Egypt was anticipated to host leaders of the Islamist group Hamas to debate prospects for a ceasefire settlement with Israel.
The battle was triggered by an assault by Hamas militants on Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 and taking 253 hostages, in response to Israeli tallies.
Israel has vowed to eradicate Hamas, which controls Gaza, in a army operation that has killed greater than 34,000 Palestinians, 66 of them prior to now 24 hours, in response to Gaza’s well being authorities. The battle has displaced a lot of the 2.3 million inhabitants and laid a lot of the enclave to waste.
On Sunday, Hamas officers stated a delegation, led by Khalil Al-Hayya, the group’s deputy Gaza chief, would talk about a ceasefire proposal handed by Hamas to mediators from Qatar and Egypt, in addition to Israel’s response. Mediators, backed by the USA, have stepped up their efforts to conclude a deal as Israel threatened to invade Rafah.
Two Hamas officers who spoke to Reuters didn’t disclose particulars of the most recent proposals, however a supply briefed on the talks instructed Reuters Hamas is anticipated to answer Israel’s newest truce proposal delivered on Saturday.
The supply stated this included an settlement to simply accept the discharge of fewer than 40 hostages in change for releasing Palestinians held in Israeli jails and to a second part of a truce that features a “interval of sustained calm” — Israel’s compromise response to a Hamas demand for a everlasting ceasefire.
After the primary part, Israel would enable free motion between south and north Gaza and a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, the supply stated.
A senior Hamas official instructed Reuters the Monday talks in Cairo will happen between the Hamas delegation and the Qatari and the Egyptian mediators to debate remarks the group has revamped the Israeli response to its current proposal.
“Hamas has some questions and inquires over the Israeli response to its proposal, which the motion acquired from mediators on Friday,” the official instructed Reuters.
These feedback prompt Hamas could not hand an instantaneous response to mediators over Israel’s newest proposal.
