Morning update
Hello MEE readers,
The fifth day of the Israeli assault in Gaza started almost the same way it has since the fighting began on Tuesday.
After a brief calm on Friday night amid reports of indirect truce talks, the fire exchanges resumed overnight.
This time, Egypt reportedly proposed a temporary humanitarian ceasefire starting from midnight local time.
But Cairo failed to make a breakthrough in the talks once again, and Israeli fighter jets continued bombing Gaza shortly after 12am.
Explosions were heard across the Palestinian enclave, as incoming rocket sirens were sounded in Israeli towns near Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli troops raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Saturday morning, killing two Palestinians after armed clashes erupted with local resistance fighters in the Balata refugee camp.
At least 143 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire this year, including 33 killed in Gaza since Tuesday. At least 150 were wounded in the besieged enclave in the last five days.
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