A Palestinian TV channel says 5 of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike within the central Gaza Strip.
They had been in a Quds At the moment van parked outdoors al-Awda hospital, the place the spouse of one of many journalists was about to provide delivery, within the central Nuseirat refugee camp.
The channel posted a video of what it stated was the burning automobile with “press” signage on the again doorways.
The Israeli Air Pressure stated it had attacked “in a focused method and with intelligence steering” a automobile with members of armed group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) inside. It added that measures had been taken to minimise civilian casualties.
The BBC has not been in a position to confirm the claims made by either side.
Quds At the moment is affiliated with the PIJ group that took half within the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel. The unprecedented assault triggered the warfare in Gaza.
In a separate improvement, 5 folks had been reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Metropolis on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Wafa information company, and the Hamas-run Gaza well being ministry, additionally stated an extra 20 folks had been injured within the metropolis’s al-Zeitoun neighbourhood.
The Israeli army has not commented on the reported bombing.
Additionally on Wednesday, Hamas and Israel blamed one another for delays within the newest try to achieve a ceasefire.
Hamas accused the Israeli authorities of imposing “new circumstances” that it stated had been delaying the settlement.
In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the group was reneging on understandings that had already been reached a couple of potential ceasefire.
The newest statements mark a notable change of tone on either side.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu’s workplace stated Israeli representatives had returned from Qatar, which is mediating, after “vital negotiations” – and earlier Palestinian negotiators informed the BBC the talks had been 90% full bar a couple of points.
The Israeli army launched air strikes and a floor offensive within the Gaza Strip in response to final 12 months’s Hamas assault. About 1,200 folks had been killed within the assault and one other 251 taken again to Gaza as hostages.
Greater than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza’s well being ministry says. Virtually two million folks – 90% of the inhabitants – have been displaced, based on the UN.
Extra reporting by Jaroslav Lukiv.
