GAZA STRIP: Israel swiftly condemned an agreement brokered by China on Tuesday (Jul 23) which Beijing said would bring Hamas into a "national reconciliation government" for post-war Gaza.
Mahmoud al-Aloul, vice chairman of the Central Committee of Palestinian organisation and political party Fatah , China 's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Mussa Abu Marzuk, senior member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Jul 23, 2024. GAZA STRIP: Israel swiftly condemned an agreement brokered by China on Tuesday which Beijing said would bring Hamas into a"national reconciliation government" for post-war Gaza.
Hamas and Fatah are long-term rivals and fought a brief but bloody war in 2007 in which the militants seized control of Gaza. The text of the deal outlined plans for"a temporary national unity government by agreement of the Palestinian factions" which would"exercise its authority and powers over all Palestinian territories" – the Gaza Strip as well the West Bank, including Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.ordered civilians to evacuate parts of Khan Younis
On Tuesday, it said its jets struck"over 50 terror infrastructure sites" as part of the Khan Younis operation. The World Health Organization said up to 14,000 people needed medical evacuation from Gaza and that it was"extremely worried" thatThe war was sparked by Hamas's Oct 7 attack on southern Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,197 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli figures.
Netanyahu will deliver a landmark speech to Congress on Wednesday amid unprecedented strains between Israel and its ally.
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