Israel carries out intense bombing in Rafah, truce talks continue in Egypt

The Israeli army carried out intense bombings on Tuesday in Rafah, in the south of Gaza, in order to increase “pressure” on Hamas a few hours before new talks in Cairo to try to influence a truce agreement to which the movement Islamist gave the green light.

Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip reported “numerous deaths” overnight in Rafah. And the Kuwaiti hospital, located in this city, said it had received “11 dead” and “dozens of wounded” in these strikes, thus recording an initial toll of five dead.

Witnesses and Palestinian security sources report airstrikes late Monday and early Tuesday, as well as intense artillery fire across the Gaza Strip, particularly in Rafah and its surroundings.