Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 25 people as tensions flare up | External Affairs Defence Security News
A senior Biden administration official called on Israel to redouble negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire, saying the risk of a wider regional conflict increases the urgency of reaching a deal with Hamas. Image: Bloomberg
An Israeli airstrike hit two schools in Gaza City on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, the Palestinian official news agency said, while the Israeli military said it struck a Hamas military compound embedded in the schools.
An Israeli air strike hit a tent camp inside a hospital in central Gaza earlier in the day. Gaza health officials said at least 44 Palestinians were killed on Sunday, the day after a round of talks in Cairo ended without result.
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Footage circulated on Palestinian media showed bodies scattered inside the yard of one of two blast-wrecked schools as residents rushed to carry casualties, including children, and loaded them into ambulance vehicles that took them to at least two nearby hospitals.
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The Palestinian officials news agency WAFA and Hamas media said dozens were wounded in addition to the 25 fatalities in the schools of Hassan Salama and Al-Nasser, which housed Palestinian displaced families. They said the strike destroyed several structures inside the facilities.
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The Israeli military said it struck militants inside a Hamas command embÂeÂdded within the schools, accusing Hamas of operating from within civilian property. Hamas denies using civilian institutions for military purposes. The Hamas-run government media office said Israel had struck 172 designated shelters, since October 7.
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A senior Biden administration official called on Israel to redouble negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire, saying the risk of a wider regional conflict increases the urgency of reaching a deal with Hamas.
First Published: Aug 04 2024 | 11:08 PM IST
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