According to recent media reports and sources, Israel agreed to A five-hour cease-fire in Gaza so that Egypt could send humanitarian aid to the coastal enclave, the Rafah border which is the only crossing point between Gaza and Egypt was to be re-opened to allow entry of humanitarian assistance to Gaza and also to evacuate foreigners from the conflict zone. However later it denied to cooperate.
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Israel and Hamas, both said no to cooperation
Gaza aid is in doubt as Israel and Hamas both denied border cease-fire
Egypt says that it was perplexed by Israel’s denial after having received confirmation previously. According to the sources, Hundred Tons of aid from NGOs and several countries were waiting on trucks in the nearby Egyptian town of Al-Arish on Monday for permission to enter Gaza.
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Israel denied this at the last movement and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that currently there is no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for getting foreigners out. Moreover, he Dismisses the report that stated that a deal has been broken to enable foreign nationals to cross borders along with thousands of Palestinian civilians.
Also, Hamas official Izzat El-Reshiq told the media that there is no truth to the media reports that Rafah would be reopening and that there would be a ceasefire in Gaza.
Many eye witness told that they have seen UN-flagged fuel trucks appearing to leave for Gaza from Egypt
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There was an urgent need for humanitarian aid to Gaza because more than 2 million people here are under siege since Israel launched severe intense bombardment in retaliation to the violence done by Hamas Islamic militants
After the bloody terror attacks of Hamas, Israel is preparing for an offensive ground attack in Gaza. Already 2,750 people have been killed by bombardment and they have blacked the supply of fuel, food, water, and electricity into the Gaza territory, this has created problems, the hospitals are running on power stations which are on verge of exhausting in few hours or days, the situation is becoming worse in hospitals
US warns Israel
The Netanyahu government vowed to destroy and crush the Hamas militants. President Biden said in an interview that Israel can and must go after Hamas but he warned that a full occupation of Gaza would be a big mistake and he repeatedly requested to do everything possible to minimize civilian casualties
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Israel has stopped the supply, which is deteriorating living conditions in Gaza.
Various countries are organizing operations to bring their civilians back from Palestine and Israel, US citizens are among those who were killed in the latest violence in the Middle East. 600 US nationals are thought to be trapped in Gaza and the US government on Sunday stated 13 Americans remain uncounted and Hamas has refused to negotiate over the release of any hostages with Israel bombs still falling
