- The Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks, an official source said.
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Hamas has said a ceasefire in Gaza is possible “within 24 to 48 hours” if Israel accepts its demands.
A delegation led by Khalil Al-Hayya, deputy leader of Hamas in Gaza, arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks, according to a senior official in the group.
It comes as Israel’s operations in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis have intensified, destroying dozens of Hamas targets in a flurry of air and artillery strikes.
The air force and artillery hit about 50 targets in six minutes, he said, in a bid to “intensify operational gains in the area.”
“During the attacks, troops destroyed terrorist infrastructure and eliminated Hamas terrorists operating from civilian facilities in urban areas,” he said.
Palestinian men search for salvageable items in the rubble of a house destroyed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on March 3.
Palestinian children walk past the rubble of the al-Bukhari mosque in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, on March 2.
Smoke rises during an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis on February 29.
Residents of the area said they were surprised by the rapid advance of Israeli tanks, which sparked new fighting with Palestinian gunmen.
In one housing project, some families took to social media and said they couldn’t leave their homes with tanks in the streets.
The Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said it attacked two tanks with rockets and blew up a building where soldiers had entered.
Khan Younis has been the focus of Israel’s military offensive in recent weeks.