CAIRO/RAFAH, Gaza Strip/WASHINGTON - Israeli forces massed tanks close to built-up areas of Rafah on May 9, Hamas militants and residents said, after US President Joe BidenAs ceasefire talks continued in Cairo, Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad said their fighters struck Israeli forces on the eastern outskirts of Rafah, firing anti-tank rockets and mortars at Israeli positions.
In his starkest comments yet, Mr Biden raised the pressure on Israel to hold back from an all-out assault on Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge after fleeing combat elsewhere in Gaza. Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza was heaving with thousands of people who had fled Rafah in recent days.
That would also entail the release of some Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian women and children detained in Israel. “We believe there is a pathway to a deal... The two sides are close enough they should do what they can to get to a deal,” US national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters.
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