al jazeera

By Alastair Mccready and Stephen Quillen
   Multiple deadly Israeli strikes have been reported overnight in the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza.

•     Israeli police try to break up overnight demonstrations as protests continue against the Netanyahu government’s handling of the war.
•     At least nine Palestinians waiting for aid trucks in Rafah killed and several critically injured by Israeli fire.
•     At least 37,347 people killed and 85,372 injured in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7. The revised death toll in Israel from the Hamas-led attacks stands at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive in Gaza.

    Israel will not negotiate ceasefire deal that departs from current outline: Report

    Israel is not open to changing the outline of the UN-backed ceasefire proposal, which Hamas has requested several amendments to, a senior Israeli negotiator told Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth news.

    “There will be no negotiations on an outline other than the one accepted by the UN Security Council,” the unnamed negotiator said.

    The source went on to characterise Hamas’s response to the ceasefire proposal as “total refusal”, while issuing a warning that Israel’s war on Gaza would continue even after its Rafah operations.

    Hamas has described its requested changes to the deal as “not significant” and confirmed its position is consistent with the foundational principles of the proposal.

    Israel’s government has yet to publicly back the deal, despite the US framing it as “Israel” in nature. Netanyahu insists the war on Gaza will continue until Hamas is defeated.

    Footage shows Israeli police officer pulling protester by her hair

    Footage has emerged of plain-clothed Israeli police officers punching and pulling a protester by her hair during a demonstration outside the Jerusalem home of PM Netanyahu.

    Eight people were arrested during the antigovernment demonstrations, while three were injured – including a 70-year-old who sustained a head injury while being arrested.

    Pressure is mounting on Netanyahu, with protesters calling for a ceasefire and a captive release deal, as well as for elections to be held.

    US envoy Hochstein arrives in Beirut

    Amos Hochstein, a senior US envoy, has arrived in Beirut for more meetings aimed at defusing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, reports Lebanon’s National News Agency.

    Hochstein, coming off a trip to Israel, is slated to meet Lebanon’s PM Mikat at noon today (09:00 GMT) as well as Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

    Israeli MP labels antigovernment protesters ‘Hamas’

    Nissim Vaturi, a member of Netanyahu’s Likud party, has equated Israel’s antigovernment protesters to Hamas.

    “There are a few branches of Hamas – the fighting branch of wicked terrorists who murder children, and the branch of the protests”, Vaturi told Israel’s Kol Brama radio station.

    As we’ve been reporting, antigovernment protests have swept Israel in recent days as part of a declared “Week of Resistance”.

    Thousands of the protesters, calling for early elections and an end to the Gaza war, rallied at Israel’s Knesset last night before marching towards Netanyahu’s residence, where police clashed with them and made eight arrests.