Palestinian medics say Israeli shelling and air strikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday, as the US President Joe Biden suggests Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is dragging out the Gaza war for political reasons.
Palestinian medics say at least 19 people were killed in Israel i strikes in south and central Gaza , as the Israel i military said jets were hitting Hamas militant targets.
In a brief statement issued earlier in the day, the Israeli military said jets were hitting Hamas militant targets in central Gaza while ground forces were operating "in a focused manner with guidance from intelligence" in the al-Bureij area.An AI-generated image with the words "All eyes on Rafah" has ricocheted across social media, attracting million of shares.
Asked whether he thought Netanyahu was prolonging the war for his own political reasons, Mr Biden said: "There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion." Last month, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor in The Hague requested arrest warrants for Mr Netanyahu and his defence chief, as well as three Hamas leaders, over alleged war crimes.
"The ceasefire deal should immediately end the long suffering of all people in Gaza and the hostages and their families and provide a road map for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the crisis", Majed al-Ansari said.
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