An unnamed official in Hamas tells the AFP news agency that they are withdrawing from negotiations on a ceasefire agreement on the Gaza Strip that have been going on in Doha in Qatar recently. Negotiations have also taken place in Cairo with Egyptian brokers. Both Saturday and Sunday Israel attacked Gaza, and in total over 100 Palestinians were killed. According to the official, Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh has informed brokers that they are withdrawing because of the Israeli attacks. At least 90 Palestinians killed On Saturday, at least 90 Palestinians were killed and 300 wounded in the Israeli attack on the Al-Mawasi refugee camp, near Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. The head of Hamas’s armed wing, Mohammed Deif, is in good condition after the attack, a senior Hamas official told AFP. Both the Israeli military (IDF) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have confirmed that Deif was the target of the massive attack. The attack on the refugee camp is one of the deadliest attacks in Gaza in weeks. In the morning hours on Sunday, it is also reported that at least 17 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on Gaza City. In addition, around 50 people are said to have been injured. People killed since 7 October 2023 Close Sources: Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza / UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) / Israeli authorities Disclaimer: Figures from Hamas-controlled health authorities in Gaza do not distinguish between civilians and combatants, and may periodically be late. Figures from Israeli authorities show that around 1,200 civilians and soldiers were killed in connection with the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. 287 Israeli soldiers have been killed since October 27, 2023. None of the figures have been confirmed by independent sources. The Palestinian figures are updated daily. Figures from Israel are updated at least twice a week. Close More information about the numbers Witness: – Can’t believe I’m alive Survivors of Saturday’s attack in southern Gaza told of horrific scenes. – I can’t believe I’m still alive, Mahmoud told news. The Gaza Strip is almost completely closed. All escape must take place within the strictly guarded borders. Flee south. On 13 October, one million people were told to leave northern Gaza. Israel predicted a ground invasion of Gaza City. Several hundred thousand fled to the cities in the south. Almost overnight, the population of the town of Khan Younis more than doubled. But soon they receive new orders to flee even further south. Khan Younis, which Israel called a “safe zone” in October, has become a “dangerous combat zone”. At the same time, Palestinians in the north were isolated. In March, the Israeli Netzarim corridor was ready, dividing Gaza in two. The Israeli Defense Forces have built the passage for military use. In May, around 300,000 people in the north were told to flee towards the coast in the west. At the same time, close to one million people in Rafah in the south received orders from the IDF to travel to al-Mawasi or back to Khan Younis. Map data from OpenStreetMap He fled to Rafah from the Al-Mawasi refugee camp three months ago. Since then, he and his family have lived in a makeshift tent down by the beach. – Everything happened in just a few seconds. I will never forget what I saw today. There was blood all over. It was horrible. Horrible, he said on the phone to news on Saturday. Published 14.07.2024, at 10.07 Updated 14.07.2024, at 10.21
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