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Nine dead from Israeli fire in Gaza - a child among them
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Nine dead from Israeli fire in Gaza - a child among them

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • At least nine people, including a child, were killed in Gaza by Israeli fire on Saturday, according to health officials.
  • Israeli airstrikes targeted a building in Gaza City, killing four Palestinians, and separate incidents in Beit Lahia and Khan Younis resulted in further casualties.
  • Negotiations for the next phase of the Trump plan, involving Hamas's disarmament, remain stalled.

At least nine Palestinians, including a child, died in Gaza on Saturday due to Israeli fire, health officials reported. The escalating violence underscores the ongoing conflict and the stalled peace negotiations.

Israeli fire caused the death of at least nine people, including a child, in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to health officials.

— Ta NeaReporting the initial casualty figures from Saturday's events in Gaza.

In Gaza City, an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the Sabra area killed four Palestinians, identified as two women and a child. Rescuers reported that the strike destroyed the apartment and injured others. The Israeli military stated it targeted a militant but provided no further details. In another incident, Israeli forces shot and killed a woman in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.

The Israeli army stated that it targeted a militant, without providing further details.

— Ta NeaRegarding the Israeli military's statement on an airstrike in Gaza City.

Further south, an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis resulted in one death and eight injuries. Later on Saturday, a separate airstrike in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza killed three people, including a local photographer, according to medical sources. The Israeli army has not yet commented on these specific incidents.

Israel maintains that its strikes are aimed at preventing imminent attacks by Hamas and other armed groups.

— Ta NeaExplaining Israel's justification for its military actions.

Since the October ceasefire, which halted major hostilities between Hamas and Israel, Israeli attacks have continued. Gaza's Health Ministry reports over 1,010 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire during this period, while Hamas-affiliated militants have killed four Israeli soldiers. Negotiations regarding the Trump administration's plan for Gaza, which includes the disarmament of Hamas, have reached an impasse. Mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, along with UN envoy Nikolay Mladenov, are involved in talks, but no agreement has been reached.

Israel insists that Hamas must hand over power in Gaza, disarm, and have no role in the future governance of the enclave.

— Ta NeaDescribing Israel's position on the governance and disarmament of Hamas.
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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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