The office of Benjamin Netanyahu has denied reports that Israel received a proposal that would include the release of four hostages in return for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza.
Egyptian leader Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said his country proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza which would entail an exchange of four Israeli hostages for some Palestinian prisoners.
He also said that talks should resume within 10 days of the temporary ceasefire to continue efforts towards a permanent one.
“Israel has not received a proposal for the release of 4 hostages in return for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza,” Mr Netanyahu’s office said in a statement last night.
“If such a proposal had been raised, the PM would have accepted it immediately.”
IDF says around 50 rockets launched from Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says around 50 rockets, external crossed from Lebanon to Israel, following alerts between 10:37 and 10:39 local time in the Upper Galilee and Western Galilee.
The IDF says some were intercepted, and that crashes were detected.
‘How will we survive without flour’ – Gazans fear over food aid after ban
BBC Arabic’s Gaza Lifeline has spoken to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip about the move to ban Unrwa.
Om Yousef
“The decision to stop the Unrwa from working in Gaza is wrong because we are treated through them and our children are educated in their schools.
“Education is the most important thing. I hope that this decision is not to be implemented because it is wrong.”
Om Sohay
“It is a wrong decision. Because of this, they will cut us off from flour and oil.
“This is very hard. How will we survive without flour, the only thing that’s available in this country is flour and the price for one bag is 200 shekels ($54) and we can’t afford it, and one bottle of oil costs 35 shekels ($9).
“What’s happening is bad. We have nothing in this country but the flour from Unrwa. We hope that this decision is stopped and cancelled it because this is very difficult.”
Mohamed
“I’m Mohamed, displaced in Khan Younis. They said that they will stop Unrwa and stop the agency that brings flour, oil and sugar and essentials.
“If it stops, we won’t find flour and they will also stop educating children.
“The most important thing in the world is flour, we eat it, and sugar and oil. We are hoping that this decision gets cancelled.”
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