Hamas says it will reconsider negotiation strategy, Israel approves expansion of military operations in Rafah
According to multiple Israeli media reports on the 10th, the Israeli Security Cabinet approved the expansion of military operations by the Israel Defense Forces in the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on the evening of the 9th. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement issued a statement on the 10th saying that it would hold consultations with leaders of other Palestinian factions to reconsider the negotiation strategy for reaching a ceasefire agreement.
Hamas said in a statement that it accepted the ceasefire proposal of the mediator and actively cooperated with the mediator in indirect negotiations with Israel in the hope of reaching a ceasefire agreement, but the Israeli leader insisted on not accepting it. Israel's rejection of the ceasefire proposal undermined all efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 10th saying that Egyptian Foreign Minister Shoukry had a phone call with US Secretary of State Blinken on the 9th. The two sides agreed to continue close consultation and coordination to promote a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and end the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, Israeli media reported that due to US pressure, Israeli military operations in Rafah will be subject to "sufficient restrictions."
John Kirby, strategic communications coordinator for the White House National Security Council, said at a media briefing on the 10th that the Israeli army’s actions against Rafah in the past 24 hours were not a “widespread, large-scale ground attack.” The Israeli military operations were mainly concentrated in local areas near the Rafah port, and the Israeli troops participating in the operations "were stationed there from the beginning." Kirby also reiterated the United States' concerns about Israel's large-scale attack on Rafah and its impact.
South Africa urged the United Nations International Court of Justice on the 10th to issue an order requiring Israel to immediately cease military operations in Rafah and withdraw its troops. South Africa said in its request that there is overwhelming evidence that Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, are "acts of genocide" and that the International Court of Justice must stop them and require Israel to ensure humanitarian relief supplies and international aid. and investigators successfully entered the Gaza Strip.
Hamas announced on the 6th that it agreed to the ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip put forward by the mediators, but Israel said that the conditions Hamas agreed to were far from its requirements. Hamas, Israel and relevant mediators have held ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, since the 7th. An Israeli official told reporters on the 9th that ceasefire negotiations had broken down and the Israeli army would continue its offensive in Rafah.
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