Israel says “currently no ceasefire” agreed for foreigners to flee Gaza
Jerusalem — Israel’s authorities denied reviews that it had agreed to a ceasefire in at the very least a part of the Gaza Strip to permit humanitarian help in and other people with worldwide passports to escape into Egypt, because the Israeli army continues hammering the Hamas-controlled enclave with missiles at the moment.
“There is currently no ceasefire,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated in an announcement, dismissing reviews {that a} deal had been brokered to allow overseas nationals massing close to Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt — together with 1000’s of Palestinian civilians — to flee.
More than per week after Hamas launched its bloody terror rampage in southern Israel, killing some 1,400 folks and capturing virtually 200 hostages, Israel was nonetheless getting ready Monday for a broadly anticipated floor offensive in Gaza. Already, Gaza officers say Israel’s bombardment has killed at the very least 2,802 folks and wounded greater than 10,000 others, with a majority of the casualties being girls and youngsters.
Netanyahu’s authorities has vowed to destroy the Palestinian group, and President Biden informed CBS News’ 60 Minutes that Israel can and should “go after Hamas,” however he warned {that a} full occupation of Gaza can be “a big mistake,” and the U.S. has known as repeatedly on Israel to do every thing attainable to reduce civilian casualties.
Israel has rained missiles down on the densely-populated Gaza Strip always since Hamas’ Oct. 7 siege and fully sealed its borders, creating what help businesses warn is a dire and quickly deteriorating humanitarian disaster.
Thirty U.S. residents are amongst these killed within the newest flare up of violence within the coronary heart of the Middle East, and as many as 600 U.S. nationals are thought to be trapped in Gaza. A U.S. State Department spokesperson stated Sunday that 13 Americans who have been in Israel stay unaccounted for.
Hamas has refused to negotiate over the discharge of any hostages with Israeli bombs nonetheless falling.
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