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Added on the 21/11/2023 07:53:42 - Copyright : Euronews EN
The White House says it is "cautiously optimistic" on the chances for a Gaza ceasefire deal after a new proposal by Hamas but stressed that talks were far from over. "We're cautiously optimistic that things are moving in the right direction," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters in a press briefing. SOUNDBITE
Rocket fire from both the Israeli army and Palestinian groups clouds out the sky over northern Gaza at sunset after Israel and Hamas brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce, as seen from the Israeli border city of Sderot. Both sides blame each other for the breakdown of the truce, which before it lapsed had enabled the release of 80 Israeli hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners. IMAGES
Trucks carrying aid enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, after Israel and Hamas agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Strip. IMAGES
The White House welcomes an agreement to extend a truce between Israel and Hamas by two days. "We would of course hope to see the pause extended further, and that will depend upon Hamas continuing to release hostages," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
Skyline of Rafah in the Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt as the truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours, with the militant group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages. IMAGES
Images from Rafah on day three of the Israel-Hamas truce, ahead of the expected release of a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. IMAGES
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