Earlier this month, the Gaza Health Ministry announced that the Palestinian death toll had surpassed 40,000 since the start of the war.
Gaza ceasefire talks have continued in recent days, despite ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S. said this week.On Monday, the Associated Press reported that recent fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has yet to impact ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, Egypt, amid the war between Israel and Hamas militants.'There was not an impact on the talks in Cairo,' White House national security John Kirby told reporters on Monday. 'We're certainly glad to see that.
The war in Gaza began after Hamas launched an attack against Israel last October, killing 1,250 people. Amid the ongoing war, there have been repeated calls for peace in Gaza and across the Middle East. Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Israel had accepted a U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza.
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