At that time, Israel is preparing to send negotiators to the new ceasefire talks being held in Qatar.
Israel’s security cabinet and smaller military cabinet are meeting to decide what mandate to give the negotiating delegation before it leaves for Doha, the prime minister’s office said.
The statement did not say when the delegation would leave for the latest round of talks, which have come following Hamas presented a new proposal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages.
More than five months of war and Israel’s occupation have led to extremely difficult humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, where, as the United Nations has repeatedly warned, 2.4 million people have been displaced. the inhabitants of this territory are at risk of starvation.
Shelling and clashes were reported from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip and other locations.
The territory’s Ministry of Health said 12 members of a family were among the victims last night, when their house in Deir al-Bala was hit.
Most of the residents of the Gaza Strip, who had to leave their homes because of the fighting, took refuge in Rafah near the Egyptian border. Israel is threatening a ground attack on the Rafah.
The war in the Gaza Strip was triggered by an unprecedented attack by Hamas on October 7 in Israel, when, according to official figures, around 1,160 people, mostly civilians, were killed.
Hamas also took regarding 250 hostages, of which Israel knows regarding 130 are still in the Gaza Strip, including 32 dead hostages. Dozens of hostages were released during a week-long ceasefire in November.
After vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel launched a massive military offensive that has killed at least 31,645 people, mostly women and children, in the Gaza Strip, according to the Hamas-ruled territory’s Health Ministry.
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2024-04-08 09:31:36