{"id":18901,"date":"2024-02-11T16:33:46","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T16:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=18901"},"modified":"2024-02-11T17:12:45","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T17:12:45","slug":"israels-war-on-gaza-live-hamas-says-rafah-assault-would-end-captive-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=18901","title":{"rendered":"Israel\u2019s war on Gaza live: Hamas says Rafah assault would end captive talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s war on Gaza: Hamas says Rafah assault would end captive talks<\/p>\n<p>By Lyndal Rowlands, John Power and Umut Uras<\/p>\n<p>Any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah will \u201cblow up\u201d the captive exchange negotiations, Al-Aqsa television channel quoted a senior Hamas leader as saying on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Arab nations are warning Israel not to go ahead with the planned offensive, saying it would cause a humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to travel to Doha to hold talks with Qatar\u2019s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The two leaders are expected to discuss the role of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>At least 112 Palestinians have been killed in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to at least 28,176. At least 67,784 Palestinians have been wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139<\/p>\n<p>Aljezera<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In another development, Arabian news had earlier reported that Saudi Arabia on Saturday warned that an Israeli invasion of Gaza\u2019s Rafah will have extremely dangerous repercussions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cInvading Rafah\u2026 which is the last refuge for hundreds of thousands of civilians whom the brutal Israeli aggression displaced will have [grave] consequences,\u201d the Kingdom\u2019s foreign ministry said in a statement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It also reaffirmed the Kingdom\u2019s \u201crejection and strong condemnation of forcibly\u201d displacing people, and renewed its call for \u201can immediate ceasefire.\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cThis [continuous] violation of international law and international humanitarian laws [makes it] necessary for the [United Nations] Security Council to hold an urgent session to prevent Israel from causing an imminent humanitarian catastrophe whom everyone who supports the aggression will be responsible for,\u201d the ministry added.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week said he had ordered troops to prepare to go into the city, crowded with displaced Palestinians, as it hunts down those responsible for the deadly October 7 attacks on southern Israel.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The announcement has prompted concern from foreign governments including the United States and aid agencies grappling with a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a result of the war.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The UN says about half of Gaza\u2019s 2.4 million people are now sheltering in the city, with many sleeping outside in tents and makeshift shelters, and mounting concern about lack of food, water and sanitation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel\u2019s war on Gaza: Hamas says Rafah assault would end captive talks By Lyndal Rowlands, John Power and Umut Uras Any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah will \u201cblow up\u201d the captive exchange negotiations, Al-Aqsa television channel quoted a senior Hamas leader as saying on Sunday. 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