United States discussing possibility of creating safe passage for Gaza civilians
is discussing the possibility of creating a safe passage for Gaza civilians as Israel’s air force continued to batter the enclave with deadly strikes late on Tuesday. More than 70 targets were hit by dozens of fighter jets, Israeli military officials said.said on Tuesday that talks were under way with Israel and Egypt. “We are focused on this question, there are consultations going on.
It follows pleas from humanitarian groups for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza and warnings that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicines into the enclave and the sole remaining access from Egypt, at Rafah, shut down on Tuesday after air strikes hit near the border crossing.has said that more than 260,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip.
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