Eight killed following overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza
Overnight Israeli strikes on Gaza hit multiple residential buildings and killed at least eight people, authorities have said, despite Hamas saying it agreed to the latest stage of a deal to end the war.
Overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least eight Palestinians, according to medics. The strikes targeted Gaza city, Deir al-Balah, and Khan Younis, marking the highest daily death toll in weeks. Despite US President Donald Trump's announcement of a breakthrough in implementing the last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israeli energy minister Eli Cohen expressed skepticism about Hamas disarming.
Cohen stated that Israel may need to fully control Gaza if Hamas fails to disarm. The Israeli military claimed that strikes on Deir al-Balah were targeting two Hamas Nukhba force commanders. Since October, at least 1,230 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, while four Israeli soldiers have lost their lives. Hamas has called for an end to the attacks and a withdrawal of Israeli troops, as stipulated in the ceasefire deal, before agreeing to hand over weapons to a new governing body.
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