White House says progress made in Gaza truce talks despite Israel-Hezbollah clash

FRANCE 24

26 August 2024 at 1:52 am·1-min read

The White House said Monday that Gaza truce talks in Cairo have made progress and were expected to continue at a working level for several days despite violence between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah over the weekend. Also on Monday, the UN said it was halting aid operations in Gaza after Israel issued new evacuation orders on Sunday for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip where the UN operations center is located. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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Israel's military struck the Gaza Strip on Monday a day after truce talks in Cairo ended in stalemate. Medics said an air strike on a Gaza City house had killed at least five people, with two rescuers telling AFP more victims may be buried in the ruins.
A round of “constructive” ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations concluded in Cairo on Sunday with no final agreement but talks will continue at lower levels in the coming days, a senior US official said. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told a news conference in Halifax that Washington was still "feverishly" working in Cairo with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari mediators.
About casualty figures from Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry:
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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