Iran Press/ West Asia: "The Israeli army killed at least 22 Palestinians, including women and children, in Rafah after attacking three residential houses in the city," the Palestinian health ministry said in a press statement.
At least 34,488 Palestinians have been killed and 77,643 injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, according to a statement by Gaza’s Health Ministry.
At least 34 people were killed and another 68 injured in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the statement added.
The 22 victims from Rafah were out of a total of 34 Palestinians killed by the Israeli army in various attacks overnight, the ministry added, pointing out that "the army committed three massacres in the territory".
The new casualties brought the total death toll to 34,488 and injuries to 77,643 since the launch of Israel's bloody war on Gaza seven months ago, the ministry explained.
Four Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike in Rafah today
On Monday afternoon, at least four people killed in an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, the Wafa news agency reported.
Local sources told Wafa that Israeli warplanes targeted a residential apartment in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah, resulting in the deaths of four people, including three women.
Region Hopeful for stop of Israeli war in Gaza
Meanwhile, A senior Hamas delegation is traveling to Egypt for the latest round of negotiations aimed at pausing – if not stopping – Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, even as the prospect of a devastating ground offensive in Rafah in the enclave’s south looms.
Egypt’s foreign minister says he is “hopeful” about a new proposal for a Gaza truce as a Hamas delegation is due in Cairo for talks.
“We are hopeful,” Sameh Shoukry said in Riyadh at the World Economic Forum, adding, “The proposal has taken into account the positions of both sides and has tried to extract moderation.”
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister says agreements between the kingdom and the US are “very very close”.
“Most of the work has already been done. We have the broad outlines of what we think needs to happen on the Palestinian front,” Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum’s special meeting in Riyadh.
Blinken, who was on the same panel, added that an agreement “is potentially very close to completion”.
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