Israel says it will continue negotiating ceasefire while shelling east of Rafah

The Israeli War Cabinet, headed by the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahuagreed this Monday to continue “Operation” in RafaSouth of Linkbut agreed for a delegation to meet with the mediators to continue negotiating a possible ceasefire.

“Although the proposal for Hamas is far from meeting Israel’s requirements, Israel will send a delegation of mediators to explore the possibility of reaching an agreement on acceptable terms,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

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The message comes after the head of Hamas’ political office Ismail Haniyehconfirmed to the negotiators of the Egypt It is Qatar that the Islamic group accepted a ceasefire proposal in Linkhours after the Israeli order to evacuate the east Rafa.

At the same time that Israel responded to Hamas’ announcement, the Israeli army They heavily bombed the southern city, where more than a million displaced people sought refuge after the start of the war.

The Israeli army said tonight that it was bombing “Hamas objectives” in eastern Rafah, without giving further details, although Palestinian media have confirmed that some of these attacks occur in areas with civilian populations that received a military evacuation order this morning.

The army “is currently carrying out targeted attacks against Hamas terrorist targets in eastern Rafah, southern Gaza strip“, said the Armed Forces in a statement, in which it was announced that there will be more details soon.

The official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, confirmed Israeli attacks on the city of Rafah against “roads, agricultural land, residential houses and farms”in the eastern neighborhoods of Al Salam It is Al-Jinainaamong others, which coincide with some of the locations listed this morning by the Army in its evacuation order.

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Despite heavy bombing, as EFE was able to see on the ground, Israeli troops and tanks currently remain on the other side of the fence, in southern Gaza.

At a press conference in Hebrew on Monday night, Army spokesman Daniel Hagarisaid troops were preparing for a ground attack on Rafah after giving the evacuation order this morning.

Hamas warned Israeli forces on Monday that any military operation in Rafah “it won’t be a picnic“, and that the armed wing of the group, the Al Qasam Brigadesare prepared to “defend our people”.

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