Hamas has issued a revised ceasefire proposal demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages. Meanwhile, Israel has rejected claims from Palestinian officials that its forces killed dozens of people who were waiting for aid.
The first reaction has come in to the comments made by the majority leader of the US Senate, Chuck Schumer.
He continued:"We fully respect his right to make those remarks and to decide for himself what he's going to say on the senate floor. He obviously feels strongly about this. We understand and respect that. His office separately said plans for an Israeli military operation in Rafah have been approved, with the military preparing to evacuate the population there.Satellite images show the construction of a temporary jetty in Gaza where a ship carrying hundreds of tonnes of aid will hopefully dock today.
The new offer from Hamas shows the group has softened on that position and is now willing to accept an initial temporary ceasefire during which further talks would be held to extend the truce, perhaps into something permanent. A source very close to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu texted me this morning to say Hamas's demands were still"delusional", a word oft used throughout this process.
UK maritime security firm Ambrey first reported the attack and said the vessel, thought to be a tanker, had reported sustaining some damage, with no injuries to crew. It comes ahead of a meeting of Israel's war cabinet to discuss Hamas's revised ceasefire and hostage release deal.Hamas's revised ceasefire proposal is the first to have"real significance", says ourThe new draft deal put forward by the militant group last night has"at least the foundations of a lasting proposal", he says.
"Israeli forces withdraw and... then all hostages would then be released. That's going to be incredibly difficult for prime minister Netanyahu to ignore."