[News] Israel-Gaza latest: Israel deny targeting humanitarian zone in fresh strikes; US suspend aid deliveries after pier damaged

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Israeli strikes on Rafah not enough to prompt withdrawal of US assistance The White House has said that the strikes on Rafah both on Sunday and today do not prompt the withdrawal of US military assistance to Israel. White House spokesman John Kirby called the strike that killed 45 Palestinians after a fire in a tent camp "heartbreaking" but stopped short of saying the violence crossed President Joe Biden's metaphorical red line. He did however acknowledge that there is a "real danger" Israel could "become further isolated from the international community because of how they are conducting this operation"."We have not turned a blind eye and have raised issues with Israel," Mr Kirby continued. It comes after various global leaders spoke out about the strike, including the France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Olaf Scholz. UK Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said earlier that the scenes coming out of Rafah were "very, very concerning". Reacting to the IDFs denial that it was targeting designated humanitarian zones in strikes, Mr Kirby said everything the US has seen supports this. He said: "Everything that we can see from the Israeli's shows they are not moving in with a major ground operation in po[CENSORED]tion centres."France working with Algeria on ceasefire resolution French President Emmanuel Macron has said he is working with Algeria on "a joint resolution" on Gaza to push for a ceasefire and address the desperate need for humanitarian aid. He said France is supporting Algeria after the request for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council over the situation in Rafah. The response to the Israel-Hamas war "can only be a political one," Mr Macron said when speaking in Meseberg, Germany, on the third day of a state visit in the country. "We are ready to actively work at a peaceful solution, it's reachable with political will." He said French diplomats will work in the "coming hours and days" at convincing "all our partners" over the resolution proposal. The French leader reaffirmed that recognising a Palestinian state is not yet a "taboo" for his country, adding that the decision must be made "at a useful moment" and shouldn't be an "emotional" reaction to what happened in Rafah. Mr Macron said yesterday that he was "outraged by the Israeli strikes that have killed many displaced persons in Rafah". He called for the operations by the Israeli military to stop.Watch: Rafah hospitals 'overwhelmed' and 'undersupplied' Earlier, we reported that the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that a full incursion on Rafah by the Israeli military could force the closure of the last remaining hospital. In another update, WHO spokesperson Dr Margaret Harris said there are only 14 hospitals in Gaza that are officially still functioning - but not accepting new patients. "They [the hospitals] have had to limit what they can do, particularly in Rafah," Dr Harris said. She said the al Helal al Emarati in the city is the only one that remains "barely functional" - as well as five field hospitals, but all are "overwhelmed" and "undersupplied".

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