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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American television and radio network on Sunday that a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will delay an Israeli military operation in Rafah, but said that Israel will conduct their operation there no matter what.

Lee issued a statement saying she was unaware of the speakers' histories until Monday.

Palestinian leaders have rejected the controversial prime minister’s maximalist proposal, deeming it “colonialist and racist.”

The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) considers the recent suspension of its funding by a number of nations to be "insane," as it put the department in a very difficult financial situation, UNRWA spokeswoman Tamara Alrifai said on Sunday.

Prince William urges an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, emphasising human suffering and the need for peace to prevent further loss of life.

Yeshiva Schools' 'Here to Stay' campaign raised more than $650,000 in 36 hours.

A recent report from the Middle East Eye on Tuesday shows that Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian hostage, whom they had sent into al-Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis to warn others to evacuate. Footage that was shared online shows the man wearing protective clothing with his hands zip tied together.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Egyptian Ambassador in Moscow Nazih el Nagari discussed the Palestine-Israel conflict and the possible tragic consequences of the implementation of Israels plans to conduct a military operation in the city of Rafah, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The timing is far from ideal but the move, despite the current bloody conflict, could be positive in the long term given past revenue performance of potentially $1.5 million a day at Israel’s main air gateway.

Roughly 1,140 Israelis were killed during the October 7 attack by Hamas, who also captured around 250 hostages. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than 27,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of the ground incursion into the enclave launched by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).