{"id":58889,"date":"2025-07-10T10:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/children-queuing-for-supplements-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-gaza-hospital-says\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:01:00","slug":"children-queuing-for-supplements-killed-in-israeli-strike-in-gaza-hospital-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gulftimes.ae\/?p=58889","title":{"rendered":"Children queuing for supplements killed in Israeli strike in Gaza, hospital says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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At least 15 Palestinians, including eight children and two women, have been killed in an Israeli strike near a medical point in central Gaza, a hospital there says.<\/p>\n
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital said the strike hit people queueing for nutritional supplements in the town of Deir al-Balah. Graphic video from the hospital showed the bodies of several children and others being treated for their wounds.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military said it was checking the reports.<\/p>\n
Another 26 people were reportedly killed in strikes elsewhere in Gaza on Thursday, as Israeli and Hamas delegations continued negotiations for a new ceasefire and hostage release deal at indirect talks in Doha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Despite optimism expressed by the US, which is acting as a mediator along with Qatar and Egypt, they do not so far seem to have come close to a breakthrough.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday night, a senior Israeli official told journalists in Washington that it could take one or two weeks to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n
The official, who was speaking during a visit to the US by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, also said that if an agreement was reached on a 60-day ceasefire, Israel would use that time to offer a permanent end to the war that would require Hamas to disarm. If Hamas refused to disarm, Israel would “proceed” with military operations, they added.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Hamas issued a statement saying that the talks had been difficult, blaming Israeli “intransigence”.<\/p>\n
The group said it had shown flexibility in agreeing to release 10 hostages, but it reiterated that it was seeking a “comprehensive” agreement that would end the Israeli offensive.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.<\/p>\n
At least 57,680 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n
Most of Gaza’s population has also been displaced multiple times. More than 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed; the healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed; and there are shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n