Israeli strikes kill at least 62 more Palestinians in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least 62 people across Gaza overnight and into Saturday, health workers said, as ceasefire prospects were said to be improving.
Three children and their parents were killed in an Israeli strike on a tent camp in Muwasi near the southern city of Khan Younis.
They were struck while sleeping, relatives said. "What did these children do to them? What is their fault?" said the children's grandmother, Suad Abu Teima, as others knelt to kiss their bloodied faces and wept. Some placed red flowers into the body bags.
Also among the dead were 12 people near the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people, and eight more in apartments, according to staff at Shifa Hospital. More than 20 bodies were taken to Nasser Hospital, according to health officials.
A midday strike killed 11 people on a street in eastern Gaza City, and their bodies were taken to Al Ahli Hospital.
Palestinians look at the sand covering their vehicles after the Israeli army targeted the tents of displaced people in Gaza City on Saturday. AFP
A strike on a gathering at the entrance to the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed two, according to Al Awda hospital.
US President Donald Trump says there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.
Taking questions from reporters on Friday, he said, "We're working on Gaza and trying to get it taken care of."
An official with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press that Israeli Minister for Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer will arrive in Washington next week for talks on a Gaza ceasefire, Iran and other subjects.
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