Key facts
- At least six Palestinians were killed in multiple Israeli strikes and gunfire across Gaza on Sunday.
- Two Palestinians were killed and several others, including a child, were wounded in an airstrike in Khan Younis.
- Four Palestinians were killed and several injured in an Israeli strike near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in Jabalia refugee camp.
- Mediators are engaged in efforts to salvage a U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan.
- Hamas and other factions have submitted a written response to a proposed peace blueprint, with disagreement remaining over Hamas's disarmament.
Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to health officials, as mediators intensified efforts to salvage a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Medics reported that an Israeli airstrike near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp killed at least four people, while two others died in separate shooting incidents in Khan Younis and Gaza City.
The violence occurred as mediators Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey concluded week-long talks with Hamas and other Palestinian factions regarding the implementation of the second phase of U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan, which includes Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing its forces. Hamas and other factions stated they had provided a written response to a 15-point blueprint from the mediators and Trump's Board of Peace, agreeing to 14 points but remaining in disagreement over Hamas's disarmament.
Israel insists on Hamas disarming and ceding power in Gaza. The Israeli military had not immediately commented on the incidents. Since the October truce, Israeli strikes in Gaza have resulted in over 950 deaths, while Israel reports four soldiers killed by militants during the same period. Hamas attributes the lack of a full agreement to Israel's failure to fulfill first-phase obligations, while Israel states its strikes are to thwart imminent attacks.