CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday (June 4) including two policemen who were helping protect humanitarian aid deliveries in the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian medics said.
Palestinians inspect a vehicle hit in an Israeli strike, amid Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on June 4, 2024.CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday including two policemen who were helping protect humanitarian aid deliveries in the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian medics said.
In a brief statement issued earlier in the day, the Israeli military said jets were hitting Hamas militant targets in central Gaza while ground forces were operating "in a focused manner with guidance from intelligence" in the al-Bureij area. Israel launched an air and ground offensive in Gaza last October vowing to destroy Hamas after militants stormed across the border into southern Israel on Oct 7, killing around 1,200 people and taking more than 250 people hostage, according to Israeli tallies. About 120 hostages remain in Gaza.
Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, also stressed that there should be a clear position from both parties to clinch a deal, its foreign ministry spokesperson said in a press briefing. For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu repeated that there can be no permanent peace unless Hamas is eradicated, as he struggles with profound political divisions at home over the US-backed truce proposal.
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