RAFAH, May 7 — Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead...
Palestinians celebrate in a street in Rafah , in the southern Gaza Strip, after Hamas announced it has accepted a truce proposal on May 6, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. — AFP pic RAFAH , May 7 — Hamas on Monday said it accepts a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, as Israel renewed an order for Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city.
Israel’s military meanwhile reiterated an earlier call for residents of east Rafah to evacuate as it prepares for a “ground operation” in the southern Gaza city.Renewing the call for people to leave, military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Israeli “aircraft targeted more than 50 terror targets in the Rafah area” on Monday.
Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah amid increasing global alarm about the consequences of an Israeli ground invasion of the city bordering Egypt. Egyptian state-linked media said the talks stalled after a rocket attack claimed by Hamas’s armed wing killed four Israeli soldiers on Sunday.
It also said Netanyahu “agreed to ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing is open for humanitarian assistance for those in need”. Vowing to destroy Hamas, Israel has conducted a retaliatory offensive that has killed at least 34,735 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry.Hamas said Israel was planning a large-scale offensive “without regard for the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the besieged Gaza Strip or for the fate of hostages held there.‘Where can we go?’
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