Ramadan, the holiest month in which Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during the day, begins on the 11th in the Gaza Strip. Negotiations regarding a cessation of fighting, etc.
have been suspended since the 7th of this month, and Reuters reported on the 10th, citing sources on the Egyptian side, that Egypt is continuing to lobby both sides with the aim of reaching an agreement during Ramadan. Local Palestinian media reported that at least 15 people were killed in an airstrike on tents where refugees were sheltering in Khan Younis.