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'Impossible to know' how many Israeli hostages are still alive, says Hamas official
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Dr Basem Naim, Hamas’s head of political and international relations, told Sky News: “I have no idea because it is impossible under this heavy bombardment - the communications are totally cut.”
Egypt, meanwhile, accused Israel of not cooperating with the delivery of aid into Gaza via the Rafah crossing, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck in the nearby city of Al Arish.
It comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attempted to deter Hezbollah from joining the fight, telling the militant group “do not test us” in the north of the country - after 28 towns were evacuated near the border with Lebanon.
Speaking in parliament - which had to be briefly evacuated on Monday after air raid sirens sounded in Jerusalem - Mr Netanyahu also called for the world to unite to defeat Hamas.
Israel’s defence minister, Yoav Gallant, also vowed: “We are going to win this war,” in a short news conference with US secretary of state Antony Blinken on Monday.
Earlier, in a speech to his cabinet, the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied territory of the West Bank, Mohammad Shtayyeh, urged Mr Netanyahu to “stop the aggression”.
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