Palestinian Territories — Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the 'biggest hang-up' to another truce.
Palestinian Territories — Israeli helicopters struck Rafah on Thursday, residents said, with militants reporting street battles in the southern Gazan city as US President Joe Biden called Hamas the 'biggest hang-up' to another truce.Tensions were also soaring on Israel's northern border, with more attacks by Hamas ally Hezbollah targeting military positions and a civilian reported killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon.
Blinken has said Israel is behind the plan, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose far-right government allies strongly oppose the deal, has not publicly endorsed it.In Jerusalem, a student-led protest near Israel's parliament urged the government to secure a hostage release deal.'Ceasefire now,' said one banner as demonstrators marched with portraits of some of the hostages.
Rage In Rafah As Biden Blames Hamas For Truce Delay
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