JERUSALEM -- Israel's army announced on Wednesday that it was continuing its military assault on Gaza's Rafah, reporting approximately 30 casualties since the offensive began on Monday night.

According to an army statement, the 30 casualties were militants, while Gaza health officials reported about 35 deaths, including a four-month-old baby. (Israel-Rafah-Attack)

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GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,844, the Gaza health authorities said in a press statement on Wednesday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 55 Palestinians and wounded 200 others, bringing the total death toll to 34,844 and injuries to 78,404, since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out last October, it said. (Gaza-Death Toll)

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PORT SUDAN -- Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Wednesday said there would be no negotiations or ceasefire until the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is defeated.

Al-Burhan, also the general commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), made the remarks when addressing an army force in the River Nile state in northern Sudan, the sovereign council said in a statement. (Sudan-SAF-Ceasefire)

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CAIRO -- The negotiations held in Egypt for a truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have seen "remarkable progress," yet some points of disagreement remained unresolved, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV channel reported on Wednesday.

"The discussions continued from 10 a.m. (0700 GMT) amid remarkable agreement, yet some controversial points remained," Al-Qahera quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying. (Egypt-Gaza-Truce Talks) Enditem

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