Israel fires lethal airstrike at Gaza tent camp, Palestinian officers say

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Israel fired airstrikes throughout the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at the least 11 individuals, Palestinian officers stated, in what the army referred to as a response to ceasefire violations by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Gaza medics stated an Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment housing displaced households killed at the least 4 individuals, whereas well being officers stated one other strike killed 5 in Khan Younis within the south and one other particular person was shot lifeless within the north.

Airstrikes additionally focused what was considered a commander of the Islamic Jihad group, an ally of Hamas, within the Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza Metropolis.

Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson in Gaza, accused Israel of committing a brand new "bloodbath" in opposition to displaced Palestinians, calling it a severe breach of the ceasefire days earlier than the primary assembly of U.S. President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace."

An Israeli army official referred to as Sunday's strikes "exact" and in keeping with worldwide regulation, and stated the group had repeatedly violated an October ceasefire settlement.

The Gaza Well being Ministry says that at the least 600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fireplace because the ceasefire deal started. Israel says 4 troopers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the identical interval.

Israel and Hamas have traded blame for violations of the ceasefire deal, a key aspect of Trump's plan to finish the conflict in Gaza, the deadliest and most damaging within the generations-old Israeli-Palestinian battle.

The Israel-Hamas conflict began when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing greater than 1,200 individuals, in keeping with Israeli tallies. Israel's air and floor conflict in Gaza has killed greater than 72,000 individuals since then, in keeping with Palestinian Well being Ministry information.

Trump's 'Board of Peace' to satisfy Thursday "In current hours, the IDF [Israel Defence Forces] has begun hanging in response to Hamas's blatant violation of the ceasefire settlement yesterday within the Beit Hanoun space," an Israeli army official stated.

The official stated militants had emerged from a tunnel on the Israeli facet of the "yellow line" agreed below the ceasefire to demarcate Israeli- and Hamas-controlled areas.

<img loading="lazy" alt="Mourners pray during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli strike" srcset="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0f454678-211c-4abb-922a-89a35c217988,1771157427171/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5141%2C3367%29%3BResize%3D796 796w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0f454678-211c-4abb-922a-89a35c217988,1771157427171/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5141%2C3367%29%3BResize%3D1083 1083w,https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0f454678-211c-4abb-922a-89a35c217988,1771157427171/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5141%2C3367%29%3BResize%3D1280 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 762px) calc(100vw - 32px),730px" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0f454678-211c-4abb-922a-89a35c217988,1771157427171/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C5141%2C3367%29%3B" style="aspect-ratio:1.526878526878527" data-cy="image-img"/> Palestinians pray at a funeral in Khan Younis, within the southern Gaza strip, on Sunday after an Israeli airstrike killed at the least 11 individuals within the territory. (Ramadan Abed/Reuters) "Crossing the yellow line within the neighborhood of IDF troops, whereas armed, is an express ceasefire violation — and demonstrates how Hamas systematically violates the ceasefire settlement with intent to hurt IDF troops," the official stated.

Israel has unilaterally moved the yellow line deeper into Gaza despite the fact that Israeli withdrawals are a part of the ceasefire deal, and Hamas has to date rejected calls for to put down its weapons, additionally envisaged within the plan. Israel has stated it must drive Hamas to disarm if it doesn't accomplish that.

Qassem, the Hamas spokesperson, urged these attending the primary assembly of Trump's new worldwide Board of Peace for Gaza on Thursday to stress Israel to cease violating the truce and implement the settlement at once.

U.S. officers advised Reuters final week that Trump will announce a multibillion-dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and element plans for a United Nations-authorized stabilization drive for the Palestinian enclave on the assembly in Washington, D.C.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has launched his 'Board of Peace' with an preliminary aim of rebuilding Gaza. The 35 signatory international locations embody regional Center East powers similar to Israel, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, however conventional U.S. allies have been cautious of becoming a member of. U.S. officers advised Reuters final week that Trump will announce a multibillion-dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and element plans for a United Nations-authorized stabilization drive for the Palestinian enclave on the assembly in Washington, D.C.

The Israeli army stated it continued to destroy underground tunnels within the northern Gaza Strip in accordance with the settlement and that its plane had attacked a constructing east of the yellow line after seeing militants rising from a tunnel, killing at the least two of them. Gaza officers had no data on these reported casualties.