This is an entry from: Israel-Palestine live: Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire proposal, vows ‘total victory’
Evening recap
6 February 2024 23:43 GMT
Good evening readers of Middle East Eye,
Israeli forces have killed at least 107 Palestinians over the past 24 hours in 12 "massacres", according to the Palestinian health ministry.
This brings the Palestinian death toll in four months to more than 27,585 with almost 67,000 wounded and 7,000 missing, who are believed to be dead and buried under rubble.
Around 8,000 displaced people have been evacuated from Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis, which has been under siege by Israeli forces, according to the Red Cross.
In other developments:
- American police have arrested a suspect in the stabbing of a Palestinian-American in Texas, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has said.
- The regional Government of Wallonia in southern Belgium has suspended two arms export licences to Israel, local media reported.
- On Tuesday, Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, reported that Qatar had received a "positive response" from Hamas regarding a proposed framework agreement.
- Israel's chief military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said on Tuesday that 31 of the remaining hostages were pronounced dead.
- Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators blocked dozens of aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip at the Karem Abu Salem (Karem Shalom) crossing on Tuesday,
- Unrwa, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has said that it expects donors to review suspensions of funding following the publication of an upcoming preliminary report addressing Israeli allegations about its employees.