GAZA: Israeli airstrikes killed 14 Palestinians in two separate assaults within the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 5), taking the weekend dying 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 individuals 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 individuals, medics mentioned. It was not instantly clear if all of the useless have been policemen.
The Israeli navy 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 very least 88 Palestinians and wounded greater than 200 others previously 24 hours.
In Gaza Metropolis’s Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood, kin and neighbours rushed to the Zuhd household’s home, which was struck by an Israeli airstrike late on Saturday, killing seven individuals, medics mentioned. The search continued on Sunday morning for 4 others believed to be trapped beneath the rubble.
