Israeli attacks targeting Palestinians in Gaza amid ceasefire talks. Israel-Palestine conflict news
The World Food Program condemns Israeli forces for firing on one of its convoys in Gaza in an ‘unacceptable’ incident.
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and injured in the Gaza Strip in recent Israeli attacks amid ongoing talks to reach a ceasefire agreement in the besieged territory.
Medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic that about 40 people were injured in an Israeli bombardment north of the Nussirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday. Casualties, including children, were also reported in the al-Mawasi area near Khan Yunis.
Palestinian Civil Defense said it recovered the bodies of three people killed by Israeli bombardment in Nusirat and another in Khirbet al-Adas, north of Rafah.
The Gaza Health Ministry said earlier on Monday that at least 49 people were killed in the past 24 hours, bringing the number of Palestinians killed in the war to 45,854.
Israel has been killing dozens of Palestinians daily in Gaza since the war began in October 2023. It has also imposed a suffocating blockade on the area and displaced almost its entire population.
Already suffering from hunger and a lack of medical care, harsh winter conditions have added to the plight of Palestinians sheltering in makeshift tents.
Eight displaced Palestinians have died due to extreme cold in recent weeks, the Gaza government media office said on Monday, warning that the number could rise amid dire conditions in the territory.
“We hold the Israeli occupation, as well as the US administration and countries that participate in and support genocide, fully responsible for the deterioration of humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip,” the office said in a statement.
It called on international organizations and Arab and Muslim countries to immediately intervene to rescue civilians in Gaza.
The World Food Program (WFP) on Monday accused Israeli forces of opening fire on one of its convoys a day earlier.
It described the shooting, which left no casualties, as “unacceptable”.
WFP said, “The World Food Program strongly condemns the horrific incident of 5 January, when a clearly marked WFP convoy was fired upon by Israeli forces near the Wadi Gaza checkpoint, posing a tremendous threat to the lives of our staff and vehicles. Were deactivated.” In a statement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Galant face arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged war crimes in Gaza, including using “starvation as a method of war”. Is included.
Against the backdrop of violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, diplomatic efforts continue to reach a ceasefire agreement, allowing the release of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas and other Palestinian groups.
Hamas officials told multiple media outlets on Monday that the group is willing to release 34 Israeli detainees in the first phase of the deal, which would also include the release of an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
It is unclear how many Israeli detainees on the initial list are still alive. Hamas has said that many detainees have been killed by Israeli bombardment since the start of the war.
Israeli media outlets reported on Monday that Mossad chief David Barnia postponed a trip to Doha to finalize the deal while Israel awaits Hamas’ response to a proposal.
Incoming United States President Donald Trump reiterated on Monday that “there will be a heavy price to pay” if the detainees are not released by the time he returns to the White House for a second term on January 20.
