A Palestinian TV channel says 5 of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli assault within the central Gaza Strip.
They have been in a Quds Today van parked outdoors al-Awda hospital, the place the spouse of one of many journalists was about to present start, within the central Nuseirat refugee camp.
The channel posted a video of what it stated was the burning car with “press” written on the rear doorways.
The Israeli Air Force stated it attacked “in a focused method and with intelligence steerage” a car carrying members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) armed group. He added that measures have been taken to attenuate civilian casualties.
The BBC was unable to confirm both aspect’s claims.
Quds Today is affiliated with the PIJ group that took half within the Hamas-led assault on Israel on October 7, 2023. The unprecedented assault triggered the battle in Gaza.
In a separate improvement, 5 folks have been reportedly killed in Israeli assaults on Gaza City on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Wafa information company and Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry additionally stated 20 extra folks have been injured within the metropolis’s al-Zeitoun neighborhood.
The Israeli navy didn’t touch upon the reported assault.
Also on Wednesday, Hamas and Israel blamed one another for delays of their newest try to achieve a ceasefire.
Hamas has accused the Israeli authorities of imposing “new situations” that it says are delaying the deal.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the group was reneging on agreements already reached on a attainable ceasefire.
The newest statements mark a notable change in tone on either side.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu’s workplace stated Israeli representatives had returned from Qatar, which he’s mediating, after “important negotiations” – and Palestinian negotiators had beforehand advised the BBC that talks have been 90% full, barring a couple of points .
The Israeli military launched airstrikes and a floor offensive within the Gaza Strip in response to final 12 months’s Hamas assault. About 1,200 folks have been killed within the assault and one other 251 have been introduced again to Gaza as hostages.
More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed within the Israeli offensive, Gaza’s well being ministry says. According to the United Nations, almost two million folks – 90% of the inhabitants – have been displaced.
Additional reporting by Jaroslav Lukiv.
