CAIRO/RAFAH: Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel's intelligence agency Mossad said on Saturday (Mar 9), despite dimming hopes for a truce duri
Palestinians carry belongings at the site of an Israeli air strike on a building, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip Mar 9, 2024. are ongoing, Israel's intelligence agency Mossad said on Saturday , despite dimming hopes for a truce during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Egypt, the United States and Qatar have been mediating truce negotiations since January. The last deal led to a week long pause in fighting in November during which Hamas released more than 100 hostages and Israel freed about three times as many Palestinian prisoners. Five months into Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza, health authorities there say nearly 31,000 Palestinians have been killed and thousands more bodies are feared buried under rubble.
The 12 floor building was damaged in the strike, and residents said dozens of families were made homeless, though no casualties were reported. Israel's military said the block was being used by Hamas to plan attacks on Israelis.
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