Israel has stepped up attacks on Gaza after proposed talks in Cairo were postponed

More evacuations in Khan Younis

The Israeli army has ordered the evacuation of the southern town of Bani Suheila, east of Khan Younis. “For your safety, evacuate immediately and move to the humanitarian zone,” a military spokesman announced in Arabic on X. Avichai Adrai, Which, apart from Suhaila, also includes the neighbourhoods of Sheikh Nasser, Barbach, Al Sater, Maan and about twenty blocks.

According to the United Nations, continuous mass evacuation orders have already displaced 90% of Gaza’s population repeatedly. During August alone, Israeli forces have issued The 13 orders forced approximately 300,000 people to relocate.

These guidelines are in addition to evacuation orders of August 16, when the Israeli military ordered the displacement of populations north of Khan Younis and east of Deir al Balah (center).

Thousands of people have had to migrate due to continuous evacuation Deir el Balah And To Khan Yunis According to Doctors Without Borders, the “humanitarian” zone of Mawasi on Gaza’s coast is rapidly shrinking, where hundreds of thousands of displaced people are crowded together in inhumane conditions.

The “humanitarian zone” established by Israel includes the Al Mawasi area, a narrow strip of 36 square kilometres from Khan Younis to Deir al Balah and, despite housing a civilian population, it is not free from attacks.

,Continuous bombing forces people to take shelter in increasingly scarce space“So conditions will get worse and diseases will continue to spread, particularly affecting the most vulnerable people, such as children,” he warned. Julie FauconMSF medical coordinator, in a statement.

,Conditions are worsening and diseases will continue to spread, particularly affecting the most vulnerable people, such as children.,

Faucon reports that their teams are seeing growth skin infectionSuch as itching, as a result of the lack of hygiene products such as water and soap, which do not pass Israeli access controls to Gaza.

Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza

Israeli soldiers say they have killed some of them in the past few hours 50 suspected Palestinian fighters in the Tal al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah

the southernmost city in the Strip, where they have been conducting ground incursions since early May to seize control of what is known as The “Raffa Brigade” Of Hamas.

On Wednesday, Defence Minister Md. Yoav Gallantryannounced that the four battalions that made up the brigade had been abolished, but without mentioning a possible cessation of hostilities in the region. In addition, they have once again closed the border to Egypt, through which Most humanitarian aid to the enclave.

The stability of Israeli troops on the Gaza border with Egypt is one of the key issues preventing the signing of a ceasefire agreement with HamasSince Israeli authorities have refused to abandon it, fearing the crossing could be used by the Islamist group for resupply.

Israel continues talks in Cairo

According to EFE’s report, an Israeli delegation has landed in Cairo to continue talks for a ceasefire after they were suspended on Wednesday. Notably, they are the heads of the foreign intelligence service, David Barnea; head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar and the Israeli military’s strategic division, Eliezer Toledano.

According to American media Axios, the US President’s chief adviser for the Middle East has also joined him. Brett McGurk; and Egypt’s director of intelligence, Abbas Kamel, Who leads the Egyptian delegation.

Hamas, for its part, rejects any agreement that does not mean a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Strip. The President of the United States, Joe Bidenspoke to the Prime Minister of Israel by telephone this Wednesday, benjamin netanyahuon diplomatic efforts to ensure a ceasefire and an agreement for the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Palestinian terrorist organizations, as well as to reduce regional tensions, according to the White House report.

Vice President Kamala Harris joins the callWhich came after Arab mediators said the United States would have to pressure Israel to withdraw its new demands regarding the continued presence of its Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the corridors. Philadelphia and Netzarim If you want to make sure there is a compromise.

High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Affairs, josep borrellspoke to Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince this Wednesday Faisal bin Farhan Al SaudHow to end the war in the Gaza Strip and achieve a “lasting solution”.

Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthis continue to harass cargo ships in the Red Sea. The crew of a Greek-flagged tanker Sounion is attacked And they have been forced to abandon the ship. They have been transferred to Djibouti by the EU naval mission “Aspides” in the Red Sea, Reuters news agency reports. This is the third ship operated by Delta TankersBased in Athens, it has been attacked in the Red Sea so far in August.