Israeli strike killed dozens of people in Gaza as Trump says a ceasefire may be next week
At least 60 people died in Israel’s strike from Friday to Saturday morning, officials from the Hamas Party’s Health Ministry said.
According to the Associated Press, 12 of the people killed were near the Palestinian Stadium in Gaza, which sheltered displaced people. More than 20 bodies were taken to Nasser Hospital, according to health officials. A strike at noon on Saturday killed 11 people on a street in eastern Gaza, whose bodies were taken to Al-Ahli Hospital.
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The strike comes as President Trump said Friday that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas may be reached Next week.
“I think it’s close,” Mr. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked about the prospect of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. “We think we’ll have a ceasefire next week.”
Israel and Hamas have not publicly commented on the status of any potential agreement.
The Trump administration has been fighting since Mr. Trump returned to the White House in January. But, so far, a deal has proven elusive. Talks have been held again since Israel broke the latest ceasefire in March, continuing military campaigns in Gaza and further promoting the terrible humanitarian crisis in the strip.
In the second half of last month, Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff A 60-day ceasefire was filed. According to a copy obtained by CBS News, Hamas will release the remains of 10 living hostages and 18 dead hostages, the remains of whom were taken to Gaza during Hamas’ 2023 attack on Israel. As part of the deal, Israel will release 125 “life sentence” prisoners, 1,111 Palestinian detainees and 180 dead Palestinians.
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Israel supports the proposal, but Hamas explain It responded with “some notes and amendments.” Witkoff said in a post on X on May 31 that Hamas’ response was “completely unacceptable.”
An official with knowledge of the situation told the Associated Press that Israel’s Secretary of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer will arrive in Washington next week to hold talks on a ceasefire in Gaza, Iran and other subjects. The official spoke on anonymous because they had no right to speak with the media.
There are still about 50 hostages in Gaza, less than half of which are still alive. When Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, they were part of about 250 hostages, triggering a 21-month war.
war Killed over 56,000 PalestiniansAccording to Gaza’s Hamas-Ministry of Operations, the ministry did not distinguish between civilians and combatants. It said more than half of the dead were women and children.
Hostage families have hope, and Trump’s involvement in ensuring a recent ceasefire between Israel and Iran could be a deal in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Iranian War and Its Achievements He may feel like he has more room to end the war in Gaza, which his far-right management partners opposed.
Hamas repeatedly stated that he was ready to release all hostages in exchange for the end of the Gaza war. Netanyahu said that once Hamas is disarmed and exiled, he will only end the war, and the group refused.
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Meanwhile, hungry Palestinians are suffering from a catastrophic situation in Gaza. Since mid-May, Israel has blocked all food for 2 1/2 months, Israel has only allowed supply to the territory.
The United Nations’ efforts to distribute food have been Armed gang fraudsters rob truck and a group of desperate people unload supplies from the convoy.
Palestinians were also shot and injured on the way Gaza Humanitarian FoundationAccording to Gaza’s health officials and witnesses.
Palestinian witnesses said Israeli troops had opened fire on crowds on the road to the site. Israeli troops said they were investigating the incident and civilians were hurt as they approached the locations.
