Aid continues to be blocked
\nAt least 28 killed, most women and children, in Gaza strikes. Israel military targets Hamas sites, Gaza ministry says
\n Gaza
\nIsraeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 28 people on Thursday, most of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, as fighting intensified amid faltering ceasefire efforts.
\nIn northern Gaza\u2019s Jabalia, a strike on a police station killed at least nine people and wounded dozens more, local medics said. The Israeli military said the site was used by Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group as a command and control centre.
\nAs reported by Reuters, a mother and her two children were among the seven killed in separate airstrikes on the southern city of Khan Younis.
\nFurther attacks in central Gaza killed six people, including two women and two children, while an airstrike in Gaza City killed four children and their parents, the ministry reported.
\nThe renewed violence comes more than a month after Israel ended a temporary ceasefire and resumed air and ground operations in Gaza.
\nSince early March, Israel has blocked food and other imports into the enclave in a bid to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages. This has led to widespread condemnation from world leaders.
\nAccording to Hamas, 59 captives remain in Gaza, 24 of whom are believed to be alive.
\nThe group has demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, a lasting ceasefire, and the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for their release.
\nIsrael has rejected those terms and reiterated its intent to dismantle Hamas.
\nSince 7 October 2023 attack by Hamas, Israeli forces have pressed forward with military operations that have, according to Gaza health officials, killed over 51,000 Palestinians\u2014mostly women and children.
\nCeasefire negotiations led by Egypt and Qatar with US backing remain deadlocked. Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate as displacement and civilian casualties mount.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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