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‘How many more Palestinian children need to be killed before Westminster finally acts?’
World calls on Israel to halt its slaughter of helpless refugees trapped in Rafah

APPEALS to Israel to halt its merciless slaughter of helpless refugees trapped in the city of Rafah in Gaza rang out nationally and internationally today.

Refugees began streaming out of the town on the Egyptian border after Israel warned 100,000 people to evacuate, saying it was planning to attack.

An emergency demonstration has been called outside Downing Street for Tuesday night.

  • Hamas says it has accepted a ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar.

    The Palestinian militant group has issued a statement saying its supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, had expressed his agreement in a phone call with Qatar's prime minister and Egypt's intelligence minister.

    Israel has not yet commented on the proposal which would halt its seven-month conflict with Hamas.

    Egypt and Qatar have been mediating months of talks between Hamas and Israel.

    Hamas has agreed to the proposed ceasefire hours after Israel ordered Palestinians to begin evacuating the southern Gaza town of Rafah ahead of an Israeli military operation.

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