Live Blog Update| Israel's genocide in Gaza
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Evening recap

27 February 2024 23:47 GMT

Hello MEE readers.

US President Joe Biden said that he expected a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas to be achieved by early next week. However, Israel, Hamas, and Qatari mediators all expressed caution about progress over a potential deal.

Hamas is currently weighing a proposal that was agreed by Israel at talks in Paris last week. That deal would see a 40-day ceasefire. The two sides have delegations dealing with the details in Qatar.

Meanwhile, the UN is continuing to warn about the worsening humanitarian situation in the enclave, with a senior UN official warning that one quarter of Gaza's population are only a step away from famine.

Here's what you need to know about the war in Gaza from today:

  • A new poll released on Tuesday found that 67 percent of US voters support a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

  • Michigan voters headed to the polls on Tuesday for the presidential primary, which has turned into a litmus test for how many voters will sign on to the "uncommitted" campaign to not vote for Biden over his support for Israel's war in Gaza.

  • Biden said that Israel had "made a commitment to me" that they have "the ability to evacuate significant portions of Rafah before they go and take out the remainder of Hamas". The comments appeared to indicate US approval of an Israeli operation on Rafah.

  • The US announced that Israel has agreed to restart the transfer of tax revenues to the Palestinian Authority, which will be used to support essential services and strengthen the economy of the occupied West Bank.

  • A second Palestinian died from starvation in northern Gaza.

  • Egypt conducted their first air drop of humanitarian aid to the enclave on Tuesday.