Rafah Assault Would End Captive Talks- Hamas

Any Israeli ground offensive on Rafah will “blow up” the captive exchange negotiations, Al-Aqsa television channel quoted a senior Hamas leader as saying on Sunday.

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.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to travel to Doha to hold talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The two leaders are expected to discuss the role of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza’s future.

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. The death toll in Israel from the October 7 Hamas attacks stands at 1,139.

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