GAZA: Israeli airstrikes killed 14 Palestinians in two separate assaults within the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 5), taking the weekend loss of life toll to 102, Palestinian medics mentioned, as US and Arab mediators stepped up efforts to conclude a ceasefire deal.
Well being officers mentioned an Israeli airstrike killed 5 folks in a home within the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, whereas one other airstrike killed 4 others in Jabalia within the northern fringe of the enclave, the place Israeli forces have been working for 3 months.
In a while Sunday, an Israeli airstrike hit a police station in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing 5 folks, medics mentioned. It was not instantly clear if all of the lifeless have been policemen.
The Israeli army mentioned it struck Hamas militants working from the humanitarian space in Khan Younis, and an Islamic Jihad militant who carried out assaults from the humanitarian space in Deir Al-Balah
Earlier on Sunday, the well being ministry of Hamas-run Gaza mentioned Israeli strikes throughout the territory had killed at the least 88 Palestinians and wounded greater than 200 others prior to now 24 hours.
In Gaza Metropolis’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, kinfolk and neighbours rushed to the Zuhd household’s home, which was struck by an Israeli airstrike late on Saturday, killing seven folks, medics mentioned. The search continued on Sunday morning for 4 others believed to be trapped below the rubble.
