[HIGHLIGHTS] “Mediating countries propose a short-term suspension of fighting, such as a few days,” a leading U.S. newspaper

“Mediating countries propose a short-term suspension of fighting, such as a few days,” a leading U.S. newspaper.

Seven days will mark five months since the start of fighting between Israel and Hamas. According to health authorities in the Gaza Strip, the death toll has so far reached 30,717, and the humanitarian crisis due to food shortages is deepening. Since Ramadan, the Islamic fasting month, begins around the 10th of this month, the focus is on whether this will lead to compromise.