Death toll in Gaza rises
At least 95 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since the early hours of this morning, sources at area hospitals tell Al Jazeera.
‘Bodies lying in the streets’ of Gaza City
Israel continues to pound the nothern city’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, with a recent attack killing a man, his wife and their three children.
Displaced Palestinians in the area told Al Jazeera that the bodies of those killed in recent attacks are “lying in the streets”, and that continued Israeli shelling threatens dozens of people trapped in their homes with death and starvation.
The Palestinian Civil Defence in the Gaza Strip told Al Jazeera that they were unable to respond to any distress calls from the Zeitoun neighborhood because it was completely surrounded by Israeli fire.
Death toll of journalists in Gaza rises above 230 after latest Israeli strikes
Medical sources in Gaza say two Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli air strikes today, bringing the total number of media workers killed since Israel began its assault on the enclave to more than 230.
Journalist Hossam al-Adlouni was killed along with his wife and three children in a strike on a tent sheltering displaced families in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis, while Fadi Khalifa was killed in a separate strike as he visited his home in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood, Wafa news agency reported.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned the killings as part of a systematic campaign to silence the press, Wafa said.
Hamas, PIJ, say any talks must lead to end of war and full Israeli withdrawal
Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said that any indirect negotiations with Israel must result in a complete end to the war on Gaza, a full Israeli withdrawal from the territory, the reopening of border crossings and the start of reconstruction.
The two groups made the statement following a meeting between their leadership delegations.
According to a Hamas statement, the meeting was attended by senior Hamas official Mohammad Darwish, the head of the movement’s leadership council, and Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhalah.
