At least 25 people were killed by Israeli air strikes and shots overnight, according to officials from Gaza hospital and ambulance service on Saturday, as Ceasefire conferences seem to have stalled and the Palestinians in Gaza face famine.
The majority of the victims were killed by shooting while they were waiting Help trucks Near the crossing of Zikim with Israel, the staff of the Shifa hospital said, where the bodies were brought.
The army of Israel did not respond to a request for comments on the last shots.
People killed in strikes include four people in an apartment building in Gaza City, among others, said hospital staff and ambulance service.
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The strikes occurred while the cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas have stopped after the United States and Israel recalled their negotiation teams on Thursday, launching the future of talks in a new uncertainty.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that his government was considering “alternative options” for cease-fire talks with Hamas. His comments came as a Hamas manager said that negotiations were to resume next week and depict the recall of the Israeli and American delegations as a pressure tactic.
Egypt and Qatar, which mediate the talks alongside the United States, said that the break was only temporary and that the talks will resume, although they did not say when.
For desperate Palestinians, a ceasefire cannot come early enough.
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The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are in danger of famine, with increasing number of people who die from causes related to malnutrition. While the army of Israel says that it helps the enclave without limit on the number of trucks that can enter, the One says he is hampered by Israeli military restrictions on its criminal looting movements and incidents.
Zikim’s crossing shootings come a few days after at least 79 Palestinians were killed Trying to reach help with the same crossing. The Israeli army said at the time that its soldiers had shot thousands of Palestinians who were threatening and he was aware of certain victims.
Israel faces Increased international pressure To alleviate the catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Gaza. More than two dozen Western aligned countries and more than 100 charity and human rights groups called at the end of the war, severely criticizing the blockade of Israel and a New help delivery model It was deployed.
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Charities and rights have said that even their own staff had trouble getting enough food
For the first time in months, Israel said that it authorizes the Airdrops, requested by Jordan. A Jordanian official said the Airdrops will mainly be food and milk formulas. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wrote in a newspaper article on Saturday that the United Kingdom “worked urgently” with Jordan to obtain British aid in Gaza.
The help group, The World Central Kitchen, said on Friday that it resumed cooking operations limited to Deir al-Balah after being forced to stop due to a lack of food supplies.
He said he tried to serve 60,000 meals a day thanks to his kitchen on the ground and his partner community kitchens, less than half of what she prepared in the previous month.