Israeli strikes throughout Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians overnight and into yesterday, according to Gaza medics.
The Israeli military killed a militant who took part in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel, claiming the militant worked in Gaza for the US-based charity World Central Kitchen.
In Khan Younis, southern Gaza, an Israeli strike targeted a civilian vehicle, killing three World Central Kitchen employees, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
The military provided no proof, and Reuters was unable to independently confirm the man’s identity or involvement in the attack on Israel the previous year.
Regarding the Israeli statement, World Central Kitchen did not immediately respond.
Hamas did not respond right away.
The strike, which targeted a vehicle east of Khan Younis, claimed the lives of five people, according to medics in the enclave.
An Israeli airstrike struck a car used by security personnel responsible for monitoring aid deliveries into Gaza near a crowd receiving flour in Khan Younis, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to medics.
An Israeli strike on a house in central Gaza City claimed the lives of at least seven of the 32 people killed, according to a statement released early yesterday by WAFA and Gaza Civil Defense.
Just days after Israel and Hezbollah agreed on a ceasefire in Lebanon, two Hamas officials who spoke to Reuters said that Hamas leaders were due to travel to Cairo yesterday for ceasefire negotiations with Egyptian officials.
The trip marks the first time the United States has visited Gaza since declaring earlier this week that it will resume efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey.
It is anticipated that the Hamas delegation will meet with Egyptian security officials to discuss ways to negotiate a ceasefire agreement with Israel that would allow for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
