28 Palestinians including children killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza - War on Gaza
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment on the civilian deaths.
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The U.N. and other international organisations see their figures as the most reliable statistics on war casualties.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he is closing in on another ceasefire agreement that would see more captives released and potentially wind down the war. But after two days of talks this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there were no signs of a breakthrough.
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- Daily News Egypt
Dozens of Palestinians killed by Israeli fire near Gaza aid site
Israeli forces shot and killed at least 31 Palestinians as they headed to an aid distribution site near Rafah on Saturday, while separate Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 others, including four children, according to Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses. Hospital officials and witnesses said the 31 Palestinians were shot on their way to a distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation near Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said its field hospital received the largest number of casualties since it began operations over a year ago, with the vast majority of the more than 100 wounded having suffered gunshot wounds. 'All of those reported were trying to reach food distribution sites,' the ICRC said, noting 'the increasing frequency and scale of these alarming mass casualty incidents.' The Israeli military said it fired 'warning shots' at people it deemed to be 'acting suspiciously to prevent them from approaching,' adding that it was not aware of any casualties. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said no incident occurred near its sites, the Associated Press reported. From inside Nasser Hospital, Abdullah »l-Haddad, who suffered a leg injury, said he was 200 metres from the distribution point when an Israeli tank began firing on crowds of Palestinians. 'We were together, and they fired on us all at once,' Al-Haddad said. Another witness, Mohammed Jamal al-Sahloul, said the Israeli army had ordered them to go to the distribution site, then began shooting at them. Eyewitnesses, health officials, and UN personnel have said hundreds have been killed by Israeli fire while trying to access aid distribution points, which are located in closed military zones. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has denied any violence has occurred at or near its locations. Separately, Israeli airstrikes in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip killed 13 people, including four children, officials at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said. Another 15 people were killed in Khan Younis in the south of the strip, the Associated Press reported from Nasser Hospital. The violence comes as there appeared to be no breakthrough in ceasefire talks after two days of meetings between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war has left most of Gaza's more than two million residents entirely dependent on foreign aid, with food security experts warning of an imminent famine. Israel blocked and then restricted the entry of aid after ending a ceasefire with Hamas in March. Aid agencies have said they face difficulties distributing humanitarian assistance due to restrictions imposed by Israeli forces and a breakdown in security that has led to widespread looting. According to a joint statement by UN aid agencies, the first fuel shipment entered Gaza this week after a 130-day interruption, amounting to 150,000 litres. The statement described the amount as 'minuscule' compared to what it called the 'fundamental pillar of survival in Gaza.'
Egypt Independent
14 hours ago
- Egypt Independent
As ceasefire talks stutter, dozens are being killed every day in Gaza
CNN — The talks on a new ceasefire for Gaza have stuttered in Doha – while in Gaza itself dozens of people are being killed every day as the Israeli military consolidates its control over large parts of the territory. Hope had been high for the latest negotiations but after days of negotiations the two sides accused each other of blocking an agreement while on the ground there has been no let-up in Israel's military campaign, which resumed when the last ceasefire collapsed in March. The Palestinian health ministry reported Sunday that 139 bodies had been brought to Gaza hospitals in the past 24 hours, with a number of victims still under the rubble. The number is the highest reported since July 2. The ministry said the latest casualties brought the total number of people killed since October 7, 2023 to 58,026. In just one incident on Saturday, the ministry said 27 were killed and many more injured when Israeli troops opened fire on people trying to obtain aid from a distribution site near southern Rafah run by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). GHF denied the claim, saying 'there were no incidents at or in the immediate vicinity of our sites' on Saturday. The Israeli military also denied that anyone was injured by gunfire from its troops in the vicinity of the site but said it continued to review the reports. It told CNN Sunday it had no further comment. However, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said its field hospital near the site had received 132 patients suffering from weapon-related injuries. Twenty-five were declared dead on arrival and six more died after being admitted – the largest number of fatalities since the hospital began operations in May 2024, according to the ICRC. 'This situation is unacceptable. The alarming frequency and scale of these mass casualty incidents underscore the horrific conditions civilians in Gaza are enduring,' the ICRC added. Nearly 800 Palestinians were killed while trying to access aid in Gaza between late May and July 7, according to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), when the GHF began operating. A Palestinian mother whose daughter was killed in an Israeli strike in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza on Thursday comforts her son. Ramadan Abed/Reuters Elsewhere in Gaza, 13 people were killed Saturday in airstrikes in Al-Shati refugee camp near Gaza City, in the north of the territory, according to Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Al-Shifa Hospital. Salmiya told CNN that 40 injured people had been admitted. Geolocated video showed at least one child among the victims. On Sunday morning, six children were among ten people killed in an airstrike close to a water distribution site in Nuseirat in central Gaza, according to Al-Awda Hospital. It said it had received 16 injured people. Also in central Gaza, 11 people were killed and more than 50 injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a crowded junction in central Gaza City, according to Civil Defense officials. The Israel Defense Forces said Sunday it had destroyed weapons and tunnels used by Hamas in northern Gaza and the air force had carried out attacks on more than 150 targets across the Gaza Strip, including 'booby-trapped buildings, weapons depots, anti-tank missile and sniper positions.' Talks 'stall,' Hamas says The spike in casualties in Gaza comes as talks on agreeing a new ceasefire deal and hostage continue in Doha, with optimism having faded that an agreement can be quickly reached. US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff said Tuesday he was hopeful of a deal by the end of the week. 'We had four issues, and now we're down to one after two days of proximity talks,' Witkoff said. The same day Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed Gaza at length at the White House. 'We got to get that solved,' Trump said. But despite days of proximity talks in Doha between Israel and Hamas, significant gaps remain between the warring parties. An Israeli source familiar with the matter said last week that the outstanding issue was where the Israeli military would redeploy in Gaza once the ceasefire takes effect. The latest proposal called for the military to withdraw from parts of northern Gaza on the first day of a ceasefire and from parts of southern Gaza on the seventh day. The detailed maps were left to negotiations between Israel and Hamas, and that appears to be the main sticking point. Smoke rises into the sky following an Israeli attack in northern Gaza, as seen from southern Israel, on July 10. Leo Correa/AP The talks had 'stalled,' a senior Hamas official told CNN on Saturday, claiming Israel had added new conditions, 'the latest being new deployment maps for the Israeli army's presence in the Gaza Strip.' But an Israeli political source told CNN Saturday that 'Israel has shown willingness to be flexible in the negotiations' and that 'Hamas remains obstinate, sticking to positions that prevent the mediators from advancing an agreement.' Netanyahu is set to meet Sunday with his national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, to discuss the negotiations, according to a source familiar with the matter. Ben Gvir and finance minister Bezalel Smotrich – the far-right members of Netanyahu's government – have both been vocal critics of any deal with Hamas, instead calling for Israel to cut off aid to Gaza and escalate its war until the militant group is destroyed. Recent opinion surveys in Israel suggest overwhelming approval for a deal that would end the war and return all the hostages, living and dead. A poll for Israel's Channel 12 Friday said that 74% of the public believes that Israel should end the war in Gaza in exchange for the return of all the abductees in one step, with only 8% supporting the phased deal that the government is trying to promote. Netanyahu has insisted that Israel has the right to return to combat at the end of the 60-day ceasefire now on the table. Hamas is demanding a pathway to an indefinite cessation of hostilities, with the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Al-Ahram Weekly
2 days ago
- Al-Ahram Weekly
28 Palestinians including children killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza - War on Gaza
The children and two women were among at least 13 people who were killed in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, after Israeli airstrikes pounded the area starting late Friday, officials in Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital said. Another four people were killed in strikes near a fuel station, and 15 others died in Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, according to Nasser Hospital. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment on the civilian deaths. Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has killed over 57,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The U.N. and other international organisations see their figures as the most reliable statistics on war casualties. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he is closing in on another ceasefire agreement that would see more captives released and potentially wind down the war. But after two days of talks this week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there were no signs of a breakthrough. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
