Allies have urged Netanyahu not to attack Rafah, where more than a million people are sheltering from war
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said Israel would push into Rafah, the last relatively safe place in the tiny, crowded Gaza enclave after more than five months of war.
Netanyahu hit out at the pressure from allies, saying: “Are your memories that short? Have you so quickly forgotten October 7th, the most horrific massacre of Jews since the Holocaust? Are you so quick to deny Israel the right to defend itself against the Israel’s air and ground campaign in the enclave has killed more than 31,600 people, health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza say, driven most of the population from their homes and brought them to the brink of famine according to aid agencies.
Netanyahu has already said the proposal was based on “unrealistic demands”, but a Palestinian official familiar with mediation efforts said chances for a deal looked better with Hamas having given more details on the proposed prisoner swap. A convoy of 12 trucks arrived in the north on Saturday – six in Gaza City and six in the Jabilia refugee camp – carrying supplies to also be distributed to the northernmost areas of Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun, the media and residents said.
An Israeli strike overnight killed 12 people in one house in Deir al-Balah in the centre of the tiny, crowded Gaza Strip, the ministry for health said, among 92 people it said had been killed in the previous 24 hours. – ReutersFirst ship carrying humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza
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