Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Israel ‘negative’ on Hamas truce proposal

Negotiation could lead to a ‘dead end’ says Hamas official Hamdan, as US diplomat Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi to push deal.

An excavator clears debris as people and first responders inspect the rubble of a building that collapsed following an Israeli air strike in the Rafah refugee camp
An excavator clears debris as people and first responders inspect the rubble of a building that collapsed following an Israeli air strike in the Rafah refugee camp in Gaza [said Khatib/AFP]
By Federica Marsi and Usaid Siddiqui
Published On 20 Mar 2024

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