Warning of “carnage” in Rafah. UN emergency aid coordinator Martin Griffiths fears ‘carnages’ of people in Gaza.
US government says it is holding “intensive discussions” with the Israeli leadership about a protection concept for the civilian population. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to send a delegation back to Cairo, where negotiations by international mediators were scheduled to continue today. Relatives of the hostages held by Hamas reacted “stunned” and spoke of a “death sentence”