The office of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh announced Monday that he called the prime minister of Qatar and the head of Egyptian intelligence and informed them that Hamas agreed to the proposed outline for a cease-fire deal.
A Hamas source said the group received guarantees that Israel won't renew operations in the Gaza Strip after the cease-fire deal.
Saudi Arabia warned Israel against targeting Rafah as part of what it called a "bloody and systematic" campaign to storm all areas of Gaza and displace its citizens, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday.
Israeli orders to relocate Palestinians from Rafah are inhumane and risked exposing them to further danger and misery, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said in a statement said on Monday.
"Gazans continue to be hit with bombs, disease, and even famine. And today, they have been told that they must relocate yet again as Israeli military operations into Rafah scale up," Türk said. "This is inhumane."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday that he would ensure the Kerem Shalom crossing between Israel and Gaza is open for humanitarian aid, the White House said.
The Kerem Shalom crossing was closed Sunday morning following a rocket barrage from Gaza, in which four soldiers were killed and nine others wounded.
Biden also reiterated his "clear position on Rafah" in a call with Netanyahu, the White House said in a statement.
