Israel’s war on Gaza updates: 40-day ceasefire offered to Hamas, says UK

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By Edna Mohamed and Farah Najjar

    At least 27 Palestinians, including many children and women, killed in overnight Israeli attacks on Rafah and Gaza City.

    Egypt’s foreign minister says he is “hopeful” about a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire.

    US Secretary of State says he is hopeful Hamas will accept an “extraordinarily generous” offer, as UK Foreign Minister David Cameron says it will include a 40-day ceasefire.

    Hardline Israeli ministers are warning PM Netanyahu his government will collapse if a truce is agreed with Hamas in exchange for captives.

    At least 34,488 Palestinians killed and 77,643 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139, with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.

    A look at what happened today

    We will be closing this live page soon. Here’s a quick recap from today:

  •     The US said the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel’s war on Gaza.
  •     Pro-Palestinian student protesters at Columbia University have defied a deadline, which has left them with an ultimatum to either leave the campus encampment or face suspension.
  •     Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed attacks on two vessels and two US destroyers, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Sarea said.
  •     The Israeli army has said two reservists were killed in central Gaza yesterday.
  •     A Hamas delegation has left Cairo, where it was discussing Israel’s response to a potential ceasefire proposal.
  •     The US and the UK have said the potential deal is a “generous” offer of a sustained 40-day ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of captives.

    Search for survivors after Jabalia refugee camp bombing

    The Wafa news agency is reporting that the eastern parts of the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza have come under Israeli bombardment.

    A video shared on social media by photographer Mahmoud Shelha, and verified by Al Jazeera, shows residents and rescuers searching for survivors under collapsed concrete slabs.

    Hamas delegation leaves Egypt after ceasefire talks

    A senior Hamas delegation has reportedly left Egypt’s capital Cairo where it was discussing a ceasefire proposal with mediators, Egyptian media reported.

    Hamas has repeatedly said it will not accept a deal that does not include a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza – which have been major sticking points in negotiations.

    Earlier, the US secretary of state claimed that the Israeli proposal was an “extraordinarily generous” offer, while Egypt’s foreign minister said he was “hopeful” about a new proposal.

    UK Foreign Minister David Cameron said the potential deal would include a 40-day ceasefire in exchange for the release of captives from Gaza.

    “Stopping the attacks against Palestinians is not generous. The attack itself is a crime, so when you stop a crime, you can’t claim that it’s a generous action from the Israeli side,” senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan told Al Jazeera.

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