Gaza Strikes Kill 9 as Truce Talks Resume Amid Sticking Points

Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least nine people and wounded 20 others, according to health officials. One strike hit a police post near a large tent encampment of displaced families in Khan Younis, killing five and wounding 16. Another strike later hit a vehicle in Gaza City, killing four and wounding four.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the incidents. Major fighting has been paused since October under a ceasefire, but no agreement has been reached for a further US-backed plan for Israeli troops to withdraw and Gaza to be rebuilt. Israeli troops still control more than half of Gaza's territory, where they have ordered residents out and destroyed remaining buildings. Nearly the entire population of 2 million now lives in a tiny strip of land along the coast, mainly in makeshift tents or damaged buildings, under Hamas control.

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the group was open to ideas that would lead to ending Israeli attacks in Gaza and reaching common ground over issues of the second phase of the Trump plan.

Hamas' nearly 10,000 police officers have emerged as a sticking point in talks to advance a US plan for Gaza. Hamas wants them included in a new police force, but Israel rejects a role for any Hamas-affiliated personnel. Egypt began hosting a new round of truce talks with leaders from Hamas and other Palestinian factions, with the talks expected to last a few days.

Hamas and Israel have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce. Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 950 Palestinians since the start of the truce, while Palestinian attacks have killed four Israeli soldiers. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said the group was open to ideas that would end Israeli attacks in Gaza and reach common ground on the second phase of the Trump plan, but insisted the Board of Peace should stop being "biased" toward Israel.

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the Board of Peace should stop being "biased" towards Isr