A Palestinian TV channel says 5 of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike within the central Gaza Strip.
They have been in a Quds At present van parked outdoors al-Awda hospital, the place the spouse of one of many journalists was about to offer beginning, within the central Nuseirat refugee camp.
The channel posted a video of what it mentioned was the burning automobile with “press” signage on the again doorways.
The Israeli Air Pressure mentioned it had attacked “in a focused method and with intelligence steerage” a automobile with Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants inside. It added that measures had been taken to minimise civilian casualties.
The BBC has not been capable of confirm the claims made by either side.
Quds At present is affiliated with the PIJ group that took half within the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel. The unprecedented assault triggered the struggle in Gaza.
In a separate improvement, 5 folks have 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 mentioned an additional 20 folks have 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 situations” that it mentioned have been delaying the settlement.
In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the group was reneging on understandings that had already been reached a couple of attainable ceasefire.
The newest statements mark a notable change of tone on either side.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned Israeli representatives had returned from Qatar, which is mediating, after “important negotiations” – and earlier Palestinian negotiators advised the BBC the talks have been 90% full bar just a few points.
The Israeli army launched air strikes and a floor offensive within the Gaza Strip in response to final yr’s Hamas assault. About 1,200 folks have 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, in line with the UN.
Extra reporting by Jaroslav Lukiv.
