The Israeli offensive on the city of Rafah would mark the "death knell" humanitarian aid programs, according to UN Secretary General António Guterres. The army presented a plan to evacuate civilians from combat zones to the north of the Gaza Strip, while these areas are still under Israeli fire.
Meanwhile, the mediating countries (Qatar, Egypt and the United States) continue to negotiate with both sides to achieve a compromise towards a truce. Benjamin Netanyahu assured Sunday that "total victory" over Hamas would only be a matter of "a few weeks"