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Israel Gaza live updates: Israel strikes Rafah as fate of ceasefire deal hangs in balance - BBC News Israel Gaza live updates: Israel strikes Rafah as fate of ceasefire deal hangs in balance - BBC News
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Jeremy Bowen It's been difficult to get information from inside Rafah on Israel's operation there.
International Editor The Israeli military said it had conducted "targeted strikes" in eastern Rafah. It earlier ordered the evacuation of some 100.000 people to a new humanitarian camp near Khan Younis.
Hamas has put Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure. The Associated Press news agency said Israeli tanks had been spotted heading towards Rafah, on a route very close to the border with Egypt - but the BBC cannot independently verify this.
His first public response to the group's agreement to a ceasefire was to say it was "far from Images of flares lighting the sky over the Gazan city earlier on Monday, which were sent to the BBC by a Palestinian medic, may suggest ground forces were involved in the raid - as flares are often used for illumination and target marking.
meeting Israel's demands".
Nonetheless, he has dispatched a delegation to
discuss it.
He is in a political bind. His government depends on the support of Jewish
ultranationalists. They have threatened to topple it unless Israel fully occupies Rafah. A ceasefire would mean no
Rafah offensive.
At the same time, families and supporters of Israeli hostages demand a deal to get them back home.
The Americans want a deal. If Joe Biden pushes Netanyahu to accept a ceasefire, the Israeli PM will have to choose between his government's survival and the vital support the US president has given him since the 7 October attacks.
A ceasefire would also mean that Israel would not achieve the "total victory" Netanyahu has sworn to deliver.
More negotiations, and tough choices, come next.
Read Jeremy Bowen's full article here.
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