Scene from Gaza Strip amid Israel-Hamas conflict
– Photo: ANI (File)
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The fierce war between Israel and Hamas has been going on for more than 200 days. Tel Aviv has offered a last chance for a ceasefire and hostage agreements before a planned attack on the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. This information was given in the media report.
According to a senior Israeli official, talks between Egyptian and Israeli representatives in Tel Aviv on Friday went very well. The Egyptians were clearly prepared to put pressure on the terrorist organization Hamas to reach an agreement.
The Times of Israel quoted reports as saying that talks between the two countries have progressed in all areas. Earlier, Egypt’s state television station Al-Kahira News had also reported considerable progress in the talks. The report quoted an Israeli official as saying that Israel will not allow Hamas, especially its leader Yahya al-Sinwar, to delay the hostage deal in order to stop the planned attack in Rafah.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) deployed two more reserve brigades there a few days ago. Al-Sinwar is considered the mastermind of the attack on Israel on October 7 last year. 1,200 Israeli soldiers and civilians were killed in this attack. In addition, more than 200 people were kidnapped. The IDF claims that al-Sinwar is hiding in the tunnels beneath Rafah. This is a deal for the future of Rafah.
Israel wants to eliminate the last remaining battalion of Hamas in Rafah, bordering Egypt. Egypt wants to reach an agreement to stop the attack on Rafah. Egypt is worried that Palestinians may cross the border in large numbers. More than one million civilians have taken refuge in Rafah since the beginning of the deadly war in the rest of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli army kills terrorist leader in Lebanon
The Israeli army killed Matjab Halaf, the terrorist leader of the terrorist organization Islamic Jamaat in Lebanon, in an air strike. This was confirmed by the IDF on Saturday. The IDF said that Halaf had carried out several terrorist plots against Israel. Halaf was working for the Islamic Jamaat terrorist organization for a long time. The IDF said Halaf had also made several terrorist plans against Israel in the northern border area in recent days.