Israel’s war on Gaza updates: Full Rafah attack a ‘humanitarian nightmare’

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• A full-scale invasion of Rafah by Israeli forces would be “a strategic mistake, a political calamity, and a humanitarian nightmare”, the UN chief warns.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a ceasefire proposal agreed on by Hamas “falls far short” of Israel’s demands, but a delegation has arrived in Cairo for further talks.
• Israel’s seizure and closure of the Rafah crossing in Gaza raises concerns that already-scarce supplies will be further depleted and lead to a “catastrophic” disaster.
• At least 34,789 people have been killed and 78,204 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The death toll in Israel from Hamas’s October 7 attacks stands at 1,139 with dozens of people still held captive.