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The Israeli government and Hamas militants in Gaza vowed to keep fighting after US President Joe Biden urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek a de-escalation on Wednesday on the path to a ceasefire in the 10-day conflict.
An Egyptian security source said the two sides had agreed in principle to a ceasefire after help from mediators, although details were still being negotiated in secret amid public denials of a deal to prevent it from collapsing.
Palestinian health officials said that since fighting began on 10 May, 228 people had been killed in aerial bombardments that have worsened an already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Jeffrey Heller GAZA (Reuters) -Diplomatic moves towards a ceasefire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict gathered pace on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden called for a de-escalation, but Israel kept up its bombardment of Gaza and Hamas rocket fire resumed after a pause. A senior official in the Hamas militant group predicted a ceasefire within days. An Israeli minister said Israel would halt its offensive only when it had achieved its goals. Rocket attacks on Israel stopped for eight hours on Thursday - the 11th day of hostilities - before resuming against communities near the Israel-Gaza border. Israel kept up its air strikes in Hamas-run Gaza, saying it wanted to deter the Islamist group from future confrontation after the current conflict halted. Since the fighting began on May 10, health officials in Gaza say 228 Palestinians have been killed in aerial bombardments that have worsened an already dire humanitarian situation. Israeli authorities put the
An Israeli artillery unit fires shells towards targets in Gaza Strip. - AAP
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A senior Hamas official predicts a ceasefire within days in the Israel-Gaza conflict, after US President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek a de-escalation in the fighting.
Rocket fire into Israel died down overnight, a lull that stretched into Thursday morning. Israel was launching new air strikes in Gaza after daybreak, but, Israeli media said, at a slower pace than in past days.
An Egyptian security source said the sides had agreed in principle to a ceasefire after help from mediators but details were still being negotiated in secret.
Israel carried out over a dozen airstrikes on Gaza after midnight, including two that destroyed two houses in the enclave's south. Medics said four people were wounded in an airstrike in the town of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Biden urges de-escalation , Netanyahu says will press on with Gaza attacks Reuters
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would press on with operations against Gaza s ruling Hamas group after US President Joe Biden urged him to seek a de-escalation on Wednesday in violence that has lasted 10 days and get on the path to a ceasefire.
An Egyptian security source said the two sides had agreed in principle to a ceasefire after help from mediators, although details were still being negotiated in secret amid public denials of a deal to prevent it from collapsing.
Palestinian medical officials said that since fighting began on May 10, 227 people had been killed in aerial bombardments that have destroyed roads, buildings and other infrastructure, and worsened the already dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.