RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday (Jun 1) to "finalise" the truce deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, as Israeli fo
Fire burns in north Gaza , amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as seen from Israel on Jun 1, 2024. RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to"finalise" the truce deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, as
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his counterparts from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Friday to press the deal, and on Saturday spoke with the Qatari, Egyptian and Emirati foreign ministers. "I remind Netanyahu that he has our safety net for a hostage deal," Lapid said Saturday on social media platform X.Shortly after, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leaders of the Israeli parliament's two extreme-right parties, said they would leave the government if it endorses the current truce proposal.
Israel sent tanks and troops into Rafah in early May, ignoring concerns over the safety of displaced Palestinian civilians sheltering in the city on the Egyptian border. Before the Rafah offensive began, the United Nations said up to 1.4 million people were sheltering in the city.The Israeli seizure of the Rafah crossing has further slowed sporadic deliveries of aid for Gaza's 2.4 million people and effectively shuttered the territory's main exit point.
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