Three dead in Israeli attack on southern Gaza
Our colleagues are reporting that three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of a tent housing displaced people in the al-Mawasi area west of Khan Younis, once deemed a “safe zone” for Palestinians in Gaza by the Israeli military.
Earlier, we reported that two people were wounded by Israeli drone fire in the al-Mawasi area.
Dozens of people killed in Gaza today
Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic are reporting that at least 36 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip in Israeli attacks today, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar killed
There has been no immediate comment from Hamas on the Israeli prime minister’s claim. Mohammad Sinwar became the group’s Gaza chief after his brother Yahya was killed by the Israeli military last year.
Hamas claims to have reached agreement with US envoy over Gaza ceasefire
Hamas says it has reached an agreement with the US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, on a general framework for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In a statement published on Telegram, the group said the deal would involve the “complete withdrawal of occupation forces” from Gaza, secure the flow of aid into the territory, and establish a “professional committee” to assume control of Gaza’s affairs once the agreement was announced.
The accord would involve Hamas releasing 10 Israeli captives, and an unspecified number of bodies, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to the group. The statement did not specify how many Palestinian prisoners would be released.
Hamas added that it was waiting on a final response to the proposed framework.
The announcement comes a day after our report on Tuesday that Hamas and Witkoff had agreed to the draft deal at a meeting in the Qatari capital, Doha. Al Jazeera sources said the deal involved a 60-day ceasefire, and the release of 10 living Israeli captives held in Gaza over two stages.
But an unnamed US official rejected the claim, saying the deal being discussed was “unacceptable”, while Israeli officials said that no Israeli government could accept the terms, according to the Reuters news agency.
Today’s death toll in Gaza rises again
The enclave’s Health Ministry reports that at least 43 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since the early hours of this morning.
Red Cross field hospital comes under fire in al-Mawasi: Ministry
The Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza’s al-Mawasi area has come under Israeli fire, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. It said in a statement published on Telegram that the incident sowed panic among patients and visitors, resulting in several injuries.
Gaza’s healthcare facilities have been targeted repeatedly. Targeting of health facilities, medical personnel and patients is considered a war crime under the 1949 Geneva Conventions.
