The essentials of the day before
US President Joe Biden said Israel would cease its military “operations” against Hamas in the Gaza Strip during Ramadan as part of a truce currently being negotiated.
Qatar, which plays the role of mediator in negotiations between the belligerents with the United States and Egypt, said it "hopes" to achieve a truce before Ramadan.
Israeli forces are “systematically” blocking access to people in need of humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip, the UN has said.
The Hamas Ministry of Health announced a new toll of 29,878 people killed in the Gaza Strip since October 7.
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Please note: the number of victims is provided by the Hamas-led Gaza Ministry of Health.
The ministry collects information provided by hospitals in the enclave and by the Palestinian Red Crescent.
The Gaza Health Ministry does not indicate how the Palestinians were killed, whether by Israeli airstrikes and/or barrages or failed Palestinian rocket attacks.
It describes all victims as victims of "Israeli aggression" and also does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.
During the four wars and numerous skirmishes between Israel and Hamas, United Nations agencies regularly cited Health Ministry figures in their reports.
The International Committee of the Red Cross and the Palestinian Red Crescent also use these figures.
In the aftermath of previous episodes of war, the United Nations Humanitarian Office published casualty figures based on its own research into medical records.
The UN figures largely agree with those of the Gaza Ministry of Health, with a few differences.
To learn more about the reports from the Gaza Ministry of Health, click here or here.
France 24 with AP
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