Israel has increased airstrikes on the Rafah region.
The price of crude oil continues to fall on the day to $82.20, compared to around -$0.60 on the day.
Earlier in the day, Hamas official Abu Zuhri said:
- Hamas will not allow itself to be influenced by American pressure on the question of the Gaza hostages.
- He is firm on demanding that Israel and the war in Gaza be part of any deal to free the hostages.
The question is how many hostages are there to be freed?
Spot gold is 1% off and, in doing so, moves back above its 100 hour moving average at $2,335.14.
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