Ceasefire talks to end more than seven months of Israeli aggression in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip have ended without an agreement. Israel also said it would continue to attack Rafah as ceasefire talks ended without an agreement.
They have renewed heavy bombardment in the Rafah region. At least 80 thousand people have been forced to flee from that region.
Israeli forces bombarded the Rafah area on Thursday, Palestinian residents said. On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected President Biden’s threat to stop the supply of arms to Israel if it attacks Rafah.
A senior Israeli official said Thursday night that the latest round of ongoing indirect talks in Cairo to end the conflict in Gaza had ended and that Israel would continue its offensive in Rafah and other parts of the Gaza Strip as planned.
Israel has submitted its objections to the mediators over Hamas’ proposal for a deal to release prisoners held in Gaza, the official said.
In addition, Netanyahu said, “If we have to, we will fight with our nails.” But there’s more to us than nails.’
Israel’s offensive has already reduced most of the Palestinian Gaza Strip to rubble. All that remains now is the city of Rafah, a block of territory. Israel has intensified its attack on this southern city of Gaza. Because of this, more than 80 thousand people have already fled the city. The United Nations has brought forward this information. They sought refuge here from other parts of Gaza due to the Israeli occupation.
More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah since last Monday, the United Nations said. In addition, Israeli tanks are reported to be gathering near the city amid continuous bombardment in various parts of the Rafah.
Since the unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas on October 7, Israel has been carrying out continuous air and ground attacks on the Gaza Strip. Thousands of buildings including hospitals, schools, refugee camps, mosques, churches have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks.
According to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, as a result of this Israeli attack, about 35 thousand people have been killed and about 80 thousand people have been injured since October 7 last year.
