The Israeli army told AFP that three of its soldiers were killed and 12 injured on Sunday by rockets fired by the armed wing of Hamas around Kerem Shalom, the main crossing point for humanitarian aid from Israel to the Gaza strip.
The Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades claimed responsibility for the fire, which led Israel to close the crossing used to deliver aid to Gaza.
A few hours later, 16 people from two families were killed in Israeli strikes which targeted two houses in Rafah and its surroundings, AFP learned from rescue workers and a hospital Source.
Truce discussions should in principle continue on Monday in Qatar, the main mediating country, where the head of American intelligence, William Burns, is expected, while, according to Egyptian media, the Hamas delegation should return to Cairo on Tuesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Sunday that Israel cannot “accept” the demands of the Islamist movement, which calls for a definitive ceasefire in the Palestinian territory before any agreement, in particular on the release of the hostages kidnapped on October 7 in Israel.
