Palestinian President Abbas calls on his rivals from Hamas to negotiate a deal with Israel. Abbas: "To protect our Palestinian people from another catastrophe, no less dangerous than the Nakba in 1948" Since the war began on October 7th, a total of 28,576 residents of the coastal strip have been killed and 68,291 injured.
Israel suspects the leadership of the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas in an underground tunnel network. The figures cannot be independently verified, but are considered credible by international organizations.