A minimum of 60 folks have been killed in Israeli strikes throughout Gaza, well being employees have stated.
A dozen folks had been killed close to the Palestine Stadium in Gaza Metropolis, which was sheltering displaced folks, together with eight extra dwelling in residences, in response to employees at Shifa hospital, the place the our bodies had been introduced.
Six others had been killed in southern Gaza when a strike hit their tent in Muwasi, in response to the hospital.
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Palestinians collect on the website of a tent camp that was hit by an Israeli strike. Pic: Reuters
The strikes, which started late on Friday and continued into Saturday morning, got here as US President Donald Trump stated there could possibly be a ceasefire settlement inside the subsequent week.
“We’re engaged on Gaza and attempting to get it taken care of,” he informed reporters within the Oval Workplace on Friday.
The positioning of a strike on Gaza Metropolis on Friday. Pic: Reuters/Mahmoud Issa
Ron Dermer, Israel’s minister for strategic affairs, will arrive in Washington subsequent week for talks on Gaza’s ceasefire, Iran and different topics, an official informed the Related Press on situation of anonymity.
The final ceasefire agreed back in mid-January ended in March.
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The struggle in Gaza was sparked after Hamas launched its assault on Israel in October 2023, killing some 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and abducting 251 folks.
Some 50 hostages stay in Gaza, with fewer than half of them nonetheless believed to be alive.
Greater than 56,000 Palestinians have been killed through the struggle, in response to Gaza’s Hamas-run well being ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants.
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The UN has additionally warned that people in Gaza are “starving”, with Israel permitting a trickle of provides into the territory since mid-Might after blocking all meals for greater than two months.
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Palestinians have been shot at and killed whereas on their option to get meals at assist websites, in response to Gaza’s well being officers and witnesses.
Israel’s navy stated it was investigating incidents by which civilians had been harmed whereas approaching the websites.
