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The United Nations Security Council on Thursday once again pushed back a vote on a much-delayed resolution on the Gaza war, diplomatic sources said.
The postponement to Friday came even as the United States, which has opposed a number of proposals during the resolution's drafting, said it was ready to support it in its current form.
Meanwhile, Israel ordered more displacement of Palestinians in southern Gaza's main city of Khan Younis.
The Palestinian government's media office in the Gaza Strip said Wednesday at least 20,000 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory since the war with Israel began.
It said 8,000 children and 6,200 women were among the dead.
However, hopes that Israel and Hamas could be inching towards another truce and hostage release deal have risen this week as the head of the Palestinian group visited Egypt and talks were held in Europe.
Qatar-based Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for talks with the country's intelligence chief Abbas Kamel.
Haniyeh also met Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian but no details were released.