During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, strikes there left at least 13 dead according to Hamas.
Antony Blinken leaves Israel without having succeeded in convincing Benjamin Netanyahu to accept a truce. But the US Secretary of State remains hopeful and declared that an agreement on the hostages was still possible.
While new negotiations have begun in the Egyptian capital, Israeli soldiers are continuing their operations in Khan Younes.
But the Israeli prime minister announced that the army would then extend its offensive towards Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. It was there, near the border with Egypt, that people took refuge more than a million Palestinians.
During the night from Wednesday to Thursday, strikes took place in a residential area of the city. Results: at least 13 dead, according to Hamas.
And faced with fears of large-scale offensive on Rafahthe UN accused Israel of wanting to create a “buffer“, which constitutes, according to the organization, a “war crime”.
Four months after the start of the Israeli army’s bombings, the toll in the Gaza Strip is nearly 28,000 deadaccording to the Hamas Ministry of Health.