Qatar said the proposal was now much closer to the positions of both sides.
At least 44 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military strikes in central Gaza Strip areas since June 4, health officials in the enclave said.A woman mourning during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at Al-Aqsa hospital, in Gaza Strip, on June 5.
“This is not war, it is destruction that words are unable to express,” said their father Abu Mohammed Abu Saif. “Every time they speak about new truce talks, the occupation uses one town or refugee camp as a pressuring card. Why should civilians, people safe inside their homes or tents, pay the price? Why can’t Arabs and the world stop the war?” Ms Aya told Reuters via a chat app.
But a spokesman for Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, reiterated on Tuesday it could not agree to any deal unless Israel makes a “clear” commitment to a permanent truce and complete withdrawal from Gaza. Israel says it cannot do that until Hamas is wiped out.
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