GAZA: Gaza’s Health Ministry has said that 92 people, including two young girls, were killed overnight in the Gaza strip’s southern city of Rafah, where displaced Palestinian people have been sheltering.
According to Arab media, in addition, concerns over a potential Israeli ground intrusion into Rafah have mounted in recent days, with hundreds of thousands of displaced people seeking refuge from the fighting there in temporary shelters and encampments.
The recent development took place as mediators are making a full-court press to seal a proposed ceasefire agreement thrashed out last week in France. But a top Hamas leader in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, said that the proposed framework was missing some details. He said that they needed more time to “announce our stance.”
War on Gaza
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also make his fifth visit to the region in the coming days to push for the ceasefire proposal, the US State Department said. Some media reported that French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne is making a pass through the middle east.
According to Arab media 27,238 people were killed and 66,452 injured in the Gaza Strip Since October 7. Similarly, 382 people were killed and 4,250 injured by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank in the same period. Israeli claimed that 1,139 people were killed in October 7 attacks. According to Arab media 225 Israeli soldiers were killed and 1,296 wounded in fighting with Hamas in Gaza.
Earlier, the UAE pledged $5 million to support the reconstruction efforts of the Gaza Strip through UNRWA. The funding aims to address the challenges and problems posed by significant cuts in UNRWA’s operations.
