The ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestine has led to a breakdown in negotiations, with accusations of responsibility for the failure of the talks being thrown back and forth. Overnight, 16 people were killed in an airstrike on Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of refugees from the northern part of the Palestinian enclave are gathered. Today, US, Egypt, and Qatar are holding an emergency meeting in Doha to address the conflict that began with a Hamas attack on October 7 and is now entering its eighth month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement of the attack on Rafah has further complicated the situation, leading to Hamas rejecting the latest truce proposals. The US has expressed its dissatisfaction with the Israeli government’s actions, with reports indicating that American arms supplies to Israel have been interrupted for the first time. Meanwhile, official ceremonies are taking place at Yad Vashem memorial in Jerusalem as Israel mourns 6 million Holocaust victims.
The Israeli army continues to target
