High-level officials from Israel and other related countries will hold talks in France on the 23rd in order to negotiate a cessation of the ongoing fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas. Amid the lack of progress in negotiations, it is expected that the two sides will discuss new proposals to Hamas.
The Israeli military is reportedly continuing heavy airstrikes on Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip, on a daily basis. Health officials in Gaza Strip announced on the 22nd that 97 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours. The death toll so far has reached 29,410.