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Irish Times
2 days ago
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- Irish Times
Israeli gunfire and air strikes kill at least 21 people in Gaza, local health officials say
Israeli gunfire and air strikes killed at least 21 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said, as mediators reached out to Israel and Hamas to seek a resumption of ceasefire talks to end the war . Local health authorities said an Israeli air strike killed at least nine people at a school housing displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan suburb in Gaza City, while another strike killed nine people near a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave. Three other people were killed by Israeli gunfire and dozens were wounded as crowds awaited United Nations aid trucks along a main route in central Gaza, medics said, the latest in a series of multiple fatalities at aid distribution points. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on Thursday's incidents. Israel says it is seeking to eliminate militants from Hamas, which attacked southern Israel from Gaza in 2023, and free hostages still held by the group. READ MORE The new deaths come as Arab mediators, Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, reached out to the warring parties in a bid to hold new ceasefire talks, but no exact time was set for a new round, according to Hamas sources. Israel's prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu , who leads a coalition with far-right parties, insists that Hamas, which has ruled Gaza for nearly two decades, release all hostages, relinquish any role and lay down its weapons to end to the war. Hamas, in turn, has stated it would release the hostages if Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire and withdraws from Gaza. While it has conceded it would no longer govern Gaza, Hamas has refused to discuss disarmament. Hamas-led militants killed close to 1,200 people and took 251 hostages when the group attacked Israel on Oct 7th, 2023, according to tallies from Israel, which launched a huge military campaign in response. [ Pro-Israel countries to block Irish efforts to sanction Israel at EU summit Opens in new window ] Israel's retaliatory war has so far killed more than 56,000 Palestinians, according to local health authorities, and destroyed much of the coastal strip. Most of the hostages released so far have been freed through indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel. – Reuters
Al Bawaba
2 days ago
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- Al Bawaba
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens of displaced Palestinians in Gaza school bombing
Published June 26th, 2025 - 07:10 GMT This comes just a day after dozens of hungry Gazans seeking food aid were gunned down in what is being described as part of a continuing genocide that has lasted over 20 months. ALBAWABA- The Israeli military continues its deadly offensive across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, killing at least 21 Palestinians since dawn Thursday, including aid seekers, women, and children, according to hospital sources and rights groups. In Gaza, 20 people were killed in airstrikes, including nine in a direct bombing of a school sheltering displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. Medical sources told Anadolu Agency that at least 21 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since early morning, among them three civilians trying to access humanitarian aid. The Government Media Office in Gaza accused the Israeli army of 'deliberately targeting Palestinians with live ammunition' as they approached what it called 'death trap' aid centers, jointly operated by American and Israeli agencies. This comes just a day after dozens of hungry Gazans seeking food aid were gunned down in what is being described as part of a continuing genocide that has lasted over 20 months. Meanwhile, in the occupied West Bank, armed Israeli settlers, under military protection, rampaged through the village of Kafr Malik near Ramallah last night. They torched homes and vehicles, destroyed private property, and killed three Palestinians in what opposition leader Yair Golan described as a 'violent Jewish massacre.' — TRT World (@trtworld) June 26, 2025 The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called for urgent international sanctions against Israeli settlers and accused the Netanyahu government of enabling and encouraging ethnic attacks. The ruling Fatah party echoed this stance, stating that the crime in Kafr Malik was premeditated and fully sanctioned by Israel's far-right leadership. Also Read "Netanyahu Like Hitler:" Erdogan sounds alarm at OIC summit As public pressure mounts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a closed-door security meeting Thursday to assess the next phase of fighting in Gaza and the prospects for a prisoner exchange deal. However, Israeli officials admitted on Channel 12 that recent military actions have yielded few strategic gains. One minister said, 'What we did in Gaza may have had theoretical potential, but in practice, it did not achieve results.' Another Israeli official dismissed hopes that the strike on Iran would pressure Hamas into a deal, saying, 'Anyone who thinks Hamas will rush to an agreement after that does not understand its nature.' © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
