A Hamas official said Monday no progress had been made at talks in Cairo on a ceasefire in the Gaza war as Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, the enclave's last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
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Summary:
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Conflicting reports emerged Monday over the progress of truce talks in Cairo, with Egyptian state media reporting “significant progress” while a Hamas official refuted the claim.
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The Israeli military on said it killed a Hezbollah commander in an overnight air strike in southern Lebanon. A Lebanese security source said a "local commander" from Hezbollah's Radwan unit was killed in an Israeli strike.
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Israel on Sunday pulled its troops out of southern Gaza, including the city of Khan Younis, the military said. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said troops were pulled out "to prepare for future missions, including ... in Rafah".
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Preliminary hearings open Monday at the UN top court in a case filed by Nicaragua that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law.
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Israel was just “one step away from victory” in Gaza, adding that he would not agree to a ceasefire “without the return of hostages” during a cabinet address on Sunday.
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At least 33,207 Palestinians have been killed and 75,933 wounded since Israel began its offensive on Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. Around 1,170 people were killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks and 250 people taken hostage, according to Israeli figures, with 132 still missing.
Yesterday's key developments:
- CIA director Bill Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met with Egyptian officials for indirect talks on Sunday between Israeli and Hamas delegations.
- The Israeli military’s killing of seven aid workers in Gaza has triggered unprecedented criticism from European leaders, who are stepping up calls for a ceasefire and in some cases halting arms sales to Israel as the war’s toll mounts.
- Iraq agreed on Sunday to send 10 million litres of fuel to the Gaza Strip in support of the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said.
- Thousands gathered on Sunday in front of Israel's parliament to demand the return of the hostages abducted by Hamas militants in Gaza exactly six months ago.
- World Central Kitchen founder Jose Andres raised questions Sunday over the Israeli probe into a strike that killed seven of his staff in Gaza, and warned that the conflict had become a "war against humanity itself".
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The health ministry does not report how Palestinians were killed, whether from Israeli airstrikes and artillery barrages or errant Palestinian rocket fire. It describes all casualties as victims of “Israeli aggression”.
The ministry also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
Throughout four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, UN agencies have cited the Hamas-run health ministry’s death tolls in regular reports. The International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian Red Crescent also use the numbers.
In the aftermath of war, the UN humanitarian office has published final death tolls based on its own research into medical records. The UN's counts have largely been consistent with the Gaza health ministry’s, with small discrepancies.
For more on the Gaza health ministry’s tolls, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AP)
