The media reported on Israeli airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel launched airstrikes on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip in response to an attack on the IDF forces there. This was reported on October 19 by the Israeli newspaper The Times of Israel.

"Militants from the Gaza Strip launched an attack on Israeli forces in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, prompting the IDF to launch airstrikes in the area," the publication said.

Exchange path: Will the new Gas deal fall through

Israel and Hamas are violating mutual obligations, but everyone is focused on the other

On October 13, US President Donald Trump announced the end of the war in the Gaza Strip and the release of Israeli hostages by the Hamas movement. According to him, representatives of the Palestinian movement will implement the disarmament plan.

Later, at the Sharm el-Sheikh summit, representatives of Egypt, the United States, Qatar and Turkey signed an agreement to end the conflict in the Gaza Strip. According to Trump, this Gas deal is "the largest and most complex." He also added that the third world war in the Middle East will not start because no one wants it.

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