Reports say Israel continued to strike Gaza on Thursday as U.S. and Arab mediators worked to broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas broke out following 7th October, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and led to the capture of 250 hostages. Months of ceasefire talks are yet to halt the fighting.
Now, medics in Gaza say Israeli strikes killed 44 Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, including at least 13 who were killed overnight in separate airstrikes, as reported by the VOA.
Another airstrike, according to medics, killed nine people near the Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, while another strike killed four people at a housing project near Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza.
Later Thursday, airstrikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in two shelters for displaced families in eastern Gaza, according to medics, while a separate Israeli strike killed at least three people in a Gaza City suburb.
In some of the strikes, Israel claimed it was targeting Hamas command centers.
Those strikes and deaths took place as mediators in Egypt and Qatar continued to work on a deal to pause the war. Mediators have succeeded in narrowing some gaps on previous sticking points, but other differences exist, Reuters reported.
United Nations General Assembly on Thursday this week voted to ask the International Court of Justice for an opinion on Israel’s obligations to facilitate aid to Palestinians that is delivered by states and international groups, including the U.N.
The resolution, drafted by Norway, was adopted with 137 countries voting yes, 10 countries—including Israel and the United States—voting no, and 22 countries abstaining, reports VOA.
Meanwhile, a new report Thursday from New York-based advocacy group Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of committing genocide by intentionally depriving civilians in Gaza of an adequate water supply, likely resulting in the deaths of thousands.
