Displaced Palestinians near the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, a few days ago (French)
On the 134th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, dozens of Palestinians were martyred in the ongoing Israeli bombing of various neighborhoods in the Strip, while several cities around the world witnessed demonstrations denouncing the war and supporting Palestine.
Al Jazeera's correspondent reported, quoting a medical source, that 40 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured as a result of an Israeli bombing that targeted several homes in the Al-Zawaida area and Deir Al-Balah camp in the central Gaza Strip.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza stated that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 7 last year rose to 28,858 martyrs and 68,677 injured.
On the other hand, the Al-Quds Brigades - the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement - published scenes that it said showed an operation carried out by its fighters against the Israeli occupation forces east and northeast of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.
In the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported hearing sirens and the sound of explosions in the city of Ashkelon, where the Israeli defenses announced the interception of a rocket shell in the sky of the city without reporting shells falling in other locations, as she put it.
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Demonstrations around the world
Several cities around the world witnessed demonstrations denouncing the Israeli war on Gaza, and in support of Palestine. From Turkey to Germany and Britain, tens of thousands chanted to stop the Israeli aggression. The demonstrations also included cities in Australia, the United States, South Korea and many other global cities.
These demonstrations come under the slogan of the International Day of Action for Gaza, as the coalition of organizations supporting Palestine announced that demonstrations in solidarity with Gaza will take place on Saturday in more than 100 cities in more than 45 countries around the world.
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Hamas and the suspension of negotiations
A leadership source in the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said, “Negotiations cannot be held while hunger is ravaging the Palestinian people,” adding that Hamas intends to suspend negotiations with Israel until aid and relief are brought into the northern Gaza Strip.
In this context, the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" quoted a minister in the security and political cabinet (Cabinet) as saying that the Israeli army's need for a long truce in Gaza is no less than Hamas' need for it.
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Continuing Qatari efforts
Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani said that his country is doing everything it can to reach a deal to reduce human suffering in Gaza, while Norway welcomed what Qatar is doing to facilitate mediation.
During a session at the Munich Security Conference, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman said that the war in Gaza must be stopped today even without preconditions, expecting an exchange deal soon.
For his part, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that any comprehensive military operations in Gaza would have catastrophic humanitarian repercussions, while his Saudi counterpart said that an unrestrained Israeli response would inflame feelings.
At the same conference, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that there is an “exceptional opportunity” in the coming months to integrate Israel into the Middle East with the Arab countries’ desire to normalize relations with it, as he put it.
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Haniyeh and the exchange deal
The head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Ismail Haniyeh, confirmed that the resistance will not accept anything less than a complete cessation of aggression, the occupation’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the lifting of the siege, and the provision of shelter for the displaced.
Haniyeh added that the movement deals with the ongoing negotiations in a positive spirit and with high responsibility and will not neglect the sacrifices of the Palestinian people and the achievements of their resistance, holding the Israeli occupation responsible for maneuvering and procrastination in the issue of truce negotiations and prisoner exchange.
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The Lebanese-Israeli border
The Israeli army renewed its bombing of towns and regions in southern Lebanon, while Hezbollah announced that it had targeted occupation military sites and barracks, confirming direct casualties.
Al Jazeera's correspondent confirmed that 6 Israeli raids targeted the vicinity of the town of Al-Salhani, in addition to bombing on the vicinity of the towns of Kafr Hamam and Rashaya Al-Fakhar in southern Lebanon, in addition to two raids from two Israeli drones on two houses in the towns of Aita Al-Shaab and Maroun Al-Ras.
The correspondent also reported that two missiles were fired towards the Israeli site of Al-Samaqa in the occupied hills of Kafr Shuba in southern Lebanon, and that a bombing targeted the Israeli Baranit barracks.
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Source: Al Jazeera