Israel-Gaza updates: Blinken tells Israel onus is on Hamas to accept cease-fire

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As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, negotiations are apparently stalled to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, and Israeli forces continue to launch incursions in the southern Gazan town of Rafah ahead of a possible large-scale invasion.

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May 28, 2024, 3:27 PM EDT

Barely any medical facilities functioning, Palestinian Ministry of Health says

There are barely any functioning medical facilities in Rafah as the Israel Defense Forces continue its operations, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said Tuesday.

“Both the Indonesian field hospital and the Tal Al-Sultan Clinic in Rafah Governorate have ceased service, leaving only the Tal Al-Sultan Maternity Hospital struggling to survive and continue providing service to patients in Rafah,” according to the ministry.

PHOTO: Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah, at the city's Tal al-Sultan clinic morgue on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas.
Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah, at the city's Tal al-Sultan clinic morgue on May 27, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.
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-ABC News’ Will Gretsky

May 28, 2024, 3:18 PM EDT

Israel makes new cease-fire proposal, now awaiting Hamas response

Israel put forward a new cease-fire proposal and hostage release deal on Monday, which has now been passed on to Hamas, an Egyptian security source told ABC News.

Mediators are awaiting a response from Hamas within 24 hours, the source said.

This is the first time Israel has taken the first move to submit a draft proposal since the war began, according to the source. Previous proposals have been initiated by Egyptian and Qatari mediators.

The source said talks could resume soon, without providing an exact timeline.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy

May 28, 2024, 3:12 PM EDT

'Tragic doesn't even begin to describe it,' Harris says of IDF strike in Rafah

Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in on the IDF strike in Rafah that killed 50 civilians and injured 249 more, saying, "The word 'tragic' doesn't even begin to describe it."

She did not comment when asked if this crosses a red line for the administration. President Joe Biden has yet to weigh in.

May 28, 2024, 3:01 PM EDT

Aid for Gaza through pier paused after weather causes parts of port to detach: US official

The flow of humanitarian aid for Gaza over the U.S. Army’s temporary Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system has paused after rough seas caused parts of the pier to detach, a U.S. official told ABC News on Tuesday.

A truck carries humanitarian aid across Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Gaza coast, May 19, 2024.
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“Due to high sea states in the North African weather system earlier today, a portion of the Trident pier separated from the pier that is currently anchored into the coast of Gaza. As a result, the Trident pier was damaged, and sections of the pier need rebuilding and repairing,” she said.

The pier will be removed from its place near the Gazan coast and towed back to Ashdod “over the next 48 hours,” where U.S. Central Command will make repairs, according to Singh.

“The rebuilding and repairing of the pier will take at least over a week,” Singh said, adding that after repairs, it will need to be re-anchored to the Gazan shore.

-ABC News’ Matt Seyler

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