With Israel blocking all aid to Gaza, Palestinians in the besieged territory still have hope that diplomacy may succeed in averting a resumption of the fighting, Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports from Rafah in southern Gaza.

“Everything has been left up in the air as the situation looks very changeable,” Abu Azzoum said. “From the Palestinian perspective, they believe that negotiations did not end, as intensive discussions have been taking place behind the scenes between Hamas and Israel by regional mediators to contain this crisis and to reach a common ground.”

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