Israel moves ahead with Rafah operation as cease-fire talks continue


CBS News has learned CIA director Bill Burns will travel to Israel on Wednesday for pivotal talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the ongoing ceasefire negotiations over the war in Gaza earlier today Israel strongly rejected a deal agreed to by Hamas as it moved forward with a controversial military operation in the city of Rafa we get more now from cbs's Raman asencio flattening this I love Gaza well sign Israeli tanks took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafa Crossing along with Kum Shalom to the east two of gaza's most important corridors for Aid are now shut prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed hamas's proposal is very far from Israel's core demand but tonight more pressure from hostage families for a deal they're chanting the names of every single hostage followed by now now now the fear here is that if the government doesn't approve of ceasefire soon that an invasion will follow my dear son as your mother I will never give up for you I will do whatever I can to bring you back home protest leader Ana zanger says her 24-year-old son Matan is still a hostage because Netanyahu is opposed to a permanent ceasefire my prime minister is not thinking about the Israeli citizens is thinking only about his political survival many in Israel believe there should be no deal with Hamas like farri Ultra nationalist politician ciser part of prime minister Benjamin netanyahu's fragile Coalition he says instead of sending negotiators to Cairo for talks the military should come down on Gaza to bring hostages home and as ceasefire talks carry on in Cairo the Pentagon says it's finished construction of that floating peer to boost Aid deliveries to Gaza whether they permitting it'll be connected to the Gaza Shore in the near future Nora Ry and asencio thank you
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