Hamas is an idea and ideology that cannot be destroyed by the military. There have to be political solutions to deal with the reality of Hamas and the reality of Gaza, and this is not being done, noting that the failure to reach a ceasefire deal has resulted in a “deadlock situation” with dangerous consequences.

No military victory in the war, Israel needs to understand this

Palestinians will ‘inevitably die’ as a result of the Rafah evacuation: Islamic Relief

What is the UK gov’t doing to avoid complicity in Rafah offensive

#BREAKING

Hamas says it is fully prepared to defend Palestinians in response to any Israeli military operation in Rafah — Reuters

Hamas:

A military operation in Rafah will not be a picnic for the occupation army

34,735 Palestinians killed in seven months of Israeli war: Ministry

Israeli forces have killed 34,735 Palestinians in its seven-month war on Gaza, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave.

At least 78,108 people have been injured in the relentless Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Hamas official says any Israeli military operation in Rafah will put the negotiations in jeopardy — Reuters

Egypt raises preparedness level in northern Sinai: Report

Reuters, citing security sources, reports that Egypt has raised its military’s level of preparedness in northern Sinai, which borders the Gaza Strip, after Israel announced its military operation in Rafah.

Breaking | Israel has struck aid warehouses on the Palestinian side of the border with Gaza at Rafah Crossing.

Following Israeli relentless bombing on northern Gaza in October, around 1.2 million Palestinians now seek refuge in Rafah, a city home to approximately 250,000 residents.

With a population density of 20,000 people per square kilometer, Rafah is nearly twice as densely populated as New York City. Approximately half of Rafah's population consists of children, many of whom have experienced multiple displacements and are living in tents or unstable housing.

Breaking | Israeli occupation aircraft bombard west of the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

#BREAKING: A number of Egyptian and Palestinian aid trucks were damaged by Israeli bombing near the Rafah crossing.

This is insane!

In israeli channel 14, they call for the murder of all gazans

"on the first week we should've killed 100,000 gazans"

"Maybe humans die a little there. There is no such thing as 'uninvolved'."

One of them says "we don't look forward to kill kids", then he gets ignored by someone saying "they're all the same anyway!"

A student at Oxford University affirms the student protesters won't dismantle the local Gaza solidarity encampment until their institution divests from arms manufacturers profiteering off Palestinian bloodshed.

#GhostPrincess #UniversityProtests

FIRST SOLIDARITY ENCAMPMENT IN COPENHAGEN DENMARK.

Today, students and staff at the University of Copenhagen joined the global encampments in solidarity with Palestine. They are demanding an end to the university's complicity and investments in the occupation and genocide in Palestine, declaring the grounds "free and liberated."

Breaking | Multiple Israeli airstrikes target a residential neighborhood near George Street in eastern Rafah city.

Jordanian authorities arrest journalist and activist Israa al-Sheikh at Amman airport for advocating a global demonstration of solidarity with Gaza.

"Target Israel and we will target you," declared a threatening letter sent by 12 US Republican senators to International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan, in response to investigating Israel for war crimes committed in Gaza.

The letter was exclusively obtained by the news website Zeteo."

Hamas source tells Al Jazeera that it sent word of its acceptance of a ceasefire proposal to Qatari and Egyptian mediators.