Israeli forces mass on edge of Rafah despite US concerns

As ceasefire talks continue in Egypt, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said their fighters struck Israel i forces on the eastern outskirts of Rafah, firing anti-tank rockets and mortars at Israel i positions.

Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency William Burns, back in the Egyptian capital Cairo after talks in Jerusalem, resumed meetings with mediators trying to secure a ceasefire, two Egyptian security sources said. "The toll on these families is unbearable. Nowhere is safe," the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said in a social media post.The United States is by far the biggest supplier of weapons to Israel, and it accelerated deliveries after the Hamas attacks on 7 October that triggered Israel's offensive in Gaza.

The Israeli military said it was securing Zeitoun, starting with a series of intelligence-based aerial strikes on approximately 25"terror targets".Palestinian medics said two people, including a woman, were killed when a drone fired a missile at a group of people there.Egypt's state-affiliated Al Qahera TV reported that areas of disagreement were being resolved and there were signs a deal would be reached, without giving details.

The CIA's Mr Burns has shuttled between Cairo and Jerusalem, meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday.

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