Fighting at Shifa hospital rages, with Blinken in Cairo for Gaza talks

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Prices at the Pumps - March 20, 2024 #saltwire #energymarkets #pricesatthepumps #gaspricesCAIRO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Cairo on Thursday for talks with Arab officials to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, after Israel's prime minister told U.S. Republicans there would be no let-up in the war against Hamas.

However, Hamas says it will release hostages only as part of an agreement that would end the war, while Israel says it will discuss only a temporary pause. Rabah, a father of five, said the area was a war zone, with people trapped inside their houses amid clashes in the streets. Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said"many Hamas terrorists - operatives and senior ones" had been hiding in the hospital along with Islamic Jihad militants.

Video footage released by Hamas showed its militants outside the Al Shifa compound, carrying weapons and firing on Israeli tanks in streets reduced to rubble. The position of the buildings and outline matched satellite imagery checked by Reuters. The officials are pushing for an end to six months of fighting that has killed almost 32,000 Palestinians, with 65 killed in the previous 24 hours, according to Gaza health authorities.

 

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