Trump says Israel ‘temporarily stopped bombing’ as 17 killed in single attack
The US president has claimed that Israel has paused its bombardment of Gaza “in order to give the Hostage release and Peace Deal a chance to be completed”.
“Hamas must move quickly, or else all bets will be off. I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again. Let’s get this done, FAST. Everyone will be treated fairly!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
But sources on the ground told Al Jazeera that, just half an hour ago, an Israeli attack on a home in Gaza City’s al-Tuffah neighbourhood killed at least 17 Palestinians, most of them children.
More than 30 others have been injured, the majority of them also children, while more than 20 residents remain trapped under the rubble.
Gaza death toll jumps to 41 since dawn
Despite Trump’s call for Israel to cease its attacks on Gaza, at least 41 people have been killed since dawn due to Israeli shelling and fire, medical sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
Among the dead, 35 were killed in Gaza City, they said.
At least seven children among 17 killed in Israel’s Gaza City attack: Rescue agency
We have an update from the Palestinian Civil Defence on the Israeli bombing that killed at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza City’s Tuffah neighbourhood.
In a statement shared on Telegram, the agency said seven children between the ages of two months and eight years old were among those killed.
“Civil Defence crews are continuing to search for the missing, with more than 15 people still trapped under the rubble,” it added.
Gaza death toll rises to 46
Since dawn, Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 46 people, including 37 in Gaza City, despite Trump’s call for Israel to cease its attacks, medical sources told our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic.
Among the dead, three were aid seekers.
