Blinken to push for Gaza ceasefire; Israel launches fresh strikes

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Blinken to push for Gaza ceasefire; Israel launches fresh strikes
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Talks mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar are set to continue this week in Cairo.

CAIRO - Israeli strikes killed 19 people in Gaza on Aug 18, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of a visit to the region by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to try to push forward ceasefire talks.

Talks mediated by the US, Egypt and Qatar are set to continue this week in Cairo, following a two-day meeting in Doha last week. "We are tired of displacement. People are being pushed into narrow areas in Deir Al-Balah and Al-Mawasi, which have become pressure cookers," Mr Burai told Reuters via a chat app, adding that tanks were just 1.5km away.the military ordered the evacuation

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