Israel's Deadly Gaza Strikes Cast Doubt on Ceasefire Progress Days After Kushner Visit

New U.S. efforts to advance a fragile ceasefire in Gaza face significant doubt following deadly Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday that killed at least 10 people. The strikes occurred just two days after U.S. negotiators reportedly asked Israel to scale back its operations in the Palestinian territory. Local hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the casualties from two separate strikes.

According to the Israeli military, one strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp targeted a Hamas commander involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel. A second strike in Gaza City reportedly hit four Hamas militants at a police station who were allegedly planning attacks. The military identified several commanders killed, accusing them of terrorist activities and infiltration during the Oct. 7 assault, which resulted in 1,200 deaths and 251 abductions.

However, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza stated that the Gaza City strike on the police station killed eight police officers and a 13-year-old girl, with two of the officers being women. Another person died in Nuseirat. The previous evening, an Israeli strike on a seaside cafe killed seven Palestinians, including a child, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

These developments unfolded shortly after Jared Kushner, a U.S. negotiator and former President Donald Trump's son-in-law, met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the meeting, Kushner reportedly urged Israel to reduce its attacks on Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel's military announced it had completed reviews of 150 incidents of troop conduct during the Gaza war and would investigate alleged killings of a child and paramedics.

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