The Israeli Occupation's aggression against Gaza reached its 212th day amidst global failure to halt “Israel's” onslaught and force it to conclude a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.

The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) continued to target various areas in the Strip, intensifying bombings in Rafah, while protests persisted in the territories occupied in 1948, demanding the completion of the prisoner swap and the fall of Benjamin Netanyahu's government.

A delegation from the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) along with Qatari and American officials arrived in Cairo on Saturday to commence a new round of negotiations. However, the Israeli Occupation refused to send its delegation, reiterating its refusal to end the war on Gaza despite pressure from Washington to send a delegation to Cairo.

In the West Bank, the IOF continued their night raids across various towns and villages. After withdrawing from the town of Dayr al-Ghusun in Tulkarm following a 15-hour operation that resulted in the deaths of several Palestinians and four resistance leaders amidst violent clashes that also injured an “Israeli” soldier.

According to Associated Press, an “Israeli” official stated, "We are committed to invading Rafah and will not agree under any circumstances to end the war as part of any deal to release detainees in the Gaza Strip."

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