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Gaza rocked by Israeli attacks as US ceasefire deal discussed

Gaza rocked by Israeli attacks as Netanyahu discusses US ceasefire deal
MENA
13 min read
03 June, 2024
Israel's military continued its attacks across Gaza as Netanyahu faces pressure to accept a new ceasefire deal presented by the US over the weekend

Gaza faced a wave of Israeli attacks throughout Monday, including incursions near Khan Younis and around Gaza City, as the UN said over half of the enclave's buildings have been destroyed.

Palestinian media confirmed on Monday the killing of six Palestinians, mostly women and children, as a result of an Israeli bombardment that targeted a house in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

The Emergency Municipal Committee in northern Gaza announced on Sunday that the Jabalia area and the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Strip have become "disaster zones".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to meet with ministers on Monday to discuss the details of the ceasefire deal announced by US President Joe Biden on the weekend.

Netanyahu is under pressure to accept the deal but is facing pushback from far-right coalition ministers including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Benzalel Smotrich, both of whom have threatened to quit the government.

Meanwhile, White House National Security Council spokesman Jake Sullivan said in an interview with ABC News that the United States "expects Israel to agree to the proposal if Hamas accepts it".