The Israeli air force and artillery bombarded the town of Rafah on Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden announced a road map for a ceasefire with Palestinian Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Residents have reported airstrikes, tank fire and the movement of military vehicles, particularly in the west of the city, in the Tal al-Sultan district.

Friday evening Mr. Since Biden’s statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeated it twice. “conditions” Permanent Armistice: The “destruction” of Hamas, The “Releasing All Hostages” Kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and “Assurance that Gaza is no longer a threat” to the Israeli government.

Although he said he considered it “Positively” In power in Gaza since 2007, Mr. Biden’s roadmap, announced by Hamas, continues to demand a permanent cease-fire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories before any agreement.