6 hours ago40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Trump and Netanyah talk ceasefire
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(a year ago)At least 40 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said Wednesday, as international mediators rushed to draft a ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a second meeting within two days with United States President Donald Trump at the House [...]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a second meeting within two days with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Tuesday evening.
Trump is pushing efforts at a ceasefire that could lead to an end of the 21-month war in Gaza.
Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, declared terrorist by the US and the European Union, are considering a new ceasefire proposal supported by Washington, which would suspend fighting, release Israeli hostages and send much needed aid to Gaza, the AP reports.
Nasser Hospital, in the southern town of Han Yunis, in Gaza, said that among the dead were 17 women and 10 children. According to the hospital, an attack killed 10 people from the same family, including three children.
The Israeli Army did not comment on specific attacks, but said it has hit over 100 targets through Gaza during the last day, including militants, mined structures, weapons warehouses, rocket launchers and tunnels.
Israel accuses Hamas of hiding weapons and warriors among civilians, reports REL, broadcast Periscope.
The war began after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking another 251 hostage.
Most hostages have been released during previous ceasefires.
Israel's offensive in Gaza has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians, over half of them women and children, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.
The ministry, which is part of the Gaza government led by Hamas, does not differentiate between civilians and fighters.
The United Nations and other international organizations view its figures as the most reliable statistics for war victims.
Netanyahu told reporters in Washington on Tuesday that he and Trump fully agree on the need for Hamas' destruction.
He added that co-operation and co-ordination between Israel and the United States has never been better in Israel's 77-year history.
Later this week, Trump's envoy for the Middle East, Steve Whitoff, is expected to go to Qatar's capital, Doha, to continue indirect negotiations with Hamas about the ceasefire proposal.
Witkoff said three key issues of disagreement have been resolved, but that an important issue still remains open. He didn't let you know what this is about. /Periscope/
