Hamas has rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a date for an invasion of Rafah. The United Nations is considering the Palestinian Authority's application for full membership.
Hamas has rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal, with a senior official saying there is "nothing new" in the Cairo truce talks.
The news came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a date has been set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza's last refuge for displaced Palestinians. Mr Burn's presence underlined rising pressure from Israel's main ally, the US, for a deal that would free Israeli hostages held in Gaza and get aid to Palestinian civilians left destitute by six months of conflict.But senior Hamas official Ali Baraka told Reuters: "We reject the latest Israeli proposals that the Egyptian side informed us of. The politburo met today and decided this.
One woman clambered over slabs of collapsed concrete atop a mountain of wreckage that was once her home. Her son crawled on all fours into a hollow under the rubble and twisted rebar, clearing away concrete blocks."Our memories, our dreams, our childhood here, our family — we were raised with them here … It's all gone."
"We sincerely hope after 12 years since we changed our status to an observer state, that the Security Council will elevate itself to implementing the global consensus on the two state solution by admitting the state of Palestine for full membership," Palestinian UN envoy Riyad Mansour told reporters after the meeting.
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