Israel's response to Gaza is "excessive", judges Biden. It is "not possible" to replace the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza, insists Antonio Guterres.
A new round of negotiations between Hamas and the Israelis, with the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, opened in Cairo. Hamas is still "open" to negotiations for a ceasefire despite the rejection of its latest proposals by Israel, according to an official close to the Palestinian Islamist movement. The number of victims is provided by the Hamas-led Gaza Ministry of Health. The Health Ministry in Gaza does not indicate how the Palestinians were killed, whether by Israeli airstrikes or failed Palestinian rocket attacks.