Egypt, Israel and the US have agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza to begin this morning coinciding with the re-opening of the Rafah border crossing, two Egyptian security sources have said.
The sources said the ceasefire would last for several hours but were not clear on the exact duration.
Israel declared war on the Islamist group a day after waves of its fighters broke through the heavily fortified border on 7 October, killing more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians. — Paul Cunningham October 16, 2023 Fleeing the bombardment and following an Israeli order to move to the south of Gaza, people have had to find shelter wherever they can, including on the streets and in UN-run schools.
"No one can guarantee the control of the situation and the non-expansion of the conflicts" if Israel sends its soldiers into Gaza, said Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said his country had"no interest in a war in the north, we don't want to escalate the situation".
"Israel has one of the finest fighting forces in the country. I guarantee we're gonna provide them everything they need," he said.Yesterday Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Israel's response had"gone beyond the scope of self-defence", and demanded that it"cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza".
But power outages threaten to cripple life-support systems, from sea water desalination plants to food refrigeration and hospital incubators.
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