Among the voices announcing that Sixteen would accept a ceasefire, the Israeli army begins to bomb Rafah and takes control of the Rafah pass. A few hours before the Zionists have ordered hundreds of thousands of people there to evacuate East Rafah and go to Khan Younis, who is already crowded. 1.4 million people have had to take refuge in Rafah in recent months, in 64 square kilometres, fleeing other areas of Gaza. Recent bombings have killed dozens of Palestinians and destroyed many buildings.

East Rafah is particularly important. It includes the passage to Egypt, from which much of the scarce humanitarian aid has been accessed, to the central hospital in Rafah and most of the health services in the east. On Monday night, Israel broke out and the passage to Egypt has also been controlled by the tanks, so they have closed access to human assistance. Unicef, the United Nations Children ' s Fund, warns that the 600,000 children in Rafah “have not gone where” and calls for them not to move forcibly.

Ceasefire proposal

Soon after the last attack on Rafah, the approval of Hamas arrives. Ismail Chief Haniyeh Sixteen announces approval of the firewall proposal made by Qatar and Egypt. “Now the ball is in Israel’s court.” It is not certain that an agreement will be reached, because this proposal talks about a permanent ceasefire, which Israel has set as a red line in recent weeks. The representatives of the Zionist State say that the proposal adopted by Sixteen is being studied, but Israeli sources have already begun to say that it is unacceptable. Sixteen have reported their acceptance and hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Rafah to celebrate the decision.

Khalil al-Hayya, member of the Sixteen political bureau, gives Al Jazeera the details of the proposal. He explained that the proposal from Egypt and Qatar would consist of three phases of 42 days each. A truce would begin in the first phase. Moreover, through the intermediaries, both parties would exchange prisoners and kidnappings. Israeli troops would leave some areas of Gaza, such as the Netzarim corridor separating north and south, and the return of displaced families would be permitted. Furthermore, Israel should open the way for humanitarian aid and fuel.

A second phase, according to al-Hayya, would allow a permanent ceasefire and the departure of all Israeli armed forces from Gaza. Some sources suggest that the third phase should end the blockade of Gaza. It seems difficult for Israel to accept the proposal as it is, to see what they are responding to.

Netanyahuri pressures in Israel

Six people kidnapped in Gaza and the families of the still abducted have sent a letter to Israeli authorities against Prime Minister Netanyahu. Accused of having sentenced the hostages to death for the Rafah attack, they ask the authorities to tell them "truth" about the ceasefire negotiations. In recent weeks, moreover, there have been numerous demonstrations against the Tel Aviv government. They require the Government to have an agreement on the exchange of prisoners and the convening of elections.

But Netanyahu has also had pressure from the right. Itamar Ben Gvir, President of the Jewish Power and Minister of Security of Israel, for example, threatened Netanyahu with losing the protection of his party if he did not enter Rafah and reach a truce agreement with Sixteen. The Prime Minister needs the support of the Zionist ultra-right parties to continue to govern. Under Rafah's control, Ben Gvir complies with his words.

The greatest destruction since World War II, according to the UN

The United Nations has published the report on the Israeli massacre in Gaza. He warns that if aggression against Gaza were to end now, reconstruction works would last sixteen years until 2040. The report calculates the cost of rebuilding the entire territory by 40 billion dollars. In Gaza there are 37 million tonnes of waste, 300 kilograms per square kilometre.

Israel has continuously launched explosives against the inhabitants of Gaza since 7 October and has killed over 34,735 people, according to the latest data from the Gaza Ministry of Health, which has received Al Jazeera. That is, 5 per cent of the population of Gaza. The UN reports that this is an “unprecedented number of deaths” in such a short time. There are over 78,018 wounded and over 8,000 missing.