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Live blog: Israel kills several Palestinians in Gaza City, Khan Younis
Israel’s war on Gaza, now in its 325th day, has killed at least 40,405 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and wounded over 93,468 others, a conservative estimate, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under debris of bombed homes.
Lifeless bodies of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attack on a building in al-Jala Street, are brought to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital for burial in Gaza City / Photo: AA
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Lifeless bodies of Palestinians, who lost their lives in Israeli attack on a building in al-Jala Street, are brought to Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital for burial in Gaza City / Photo: AA
Monday, August 26, 2024
0254 GMT — Israel has killed several Palestinians and wounded others after it bombed two homes in Gaza City and Khan Younis governorate in besieged Gaza.
“We have received several martyrs due to an Israeli strike on a house on Al-Shuhada Street in Gaza City,” a medical source at Baptist Hospital in Gaza told Anadolu Agency.
Eyewitnesses reported that warplanes targeted the Abu Rida family’s home in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis city in Khan Younis governorate, resulting in deaths and wounds.
The victims were transported by medical and civil defence teams to the Gaza European Hospital.
“The Israeli occupation bombed two homes, one in Gaza City and the other belonging to the Abu Rida family in Abasan al-Kabira, Khan Younis,” the Civil Defence said via Telegram.
The number of casualties from the strikes is yet to be confirmed.
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2104 GMT — Hamas delegates leaves Cairo after reviewing truce talks results
Hamas’ negotiating team left Cairo after reviewing the results of the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks with Israel from the Egyptian and Qatari mediators, the resistance group said.
Izzat al Rishq, a Hamas leader, said on Telegram that their delegation “left Cairo this evening after meeting with mediators from Egypt and Qatar and hearing from them about the results of the latest round of negotiations,” without giving further details.
“The delegation demanded that the occupation adhere to what was agreed upon on July 2, based on the statements made by US President Joe Biden and the UN Security Council resolution,” he added.
Hamas reiterated “its readiness to implement what has been agreed upon to achieve the higher interests of its people and to halt aggression against them.”
He said the delegation “emphasised the necessity for any agreement to include a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from Gaza, residents’ return to their areas, humanitarian aid and reconstruction, and a serious hostage swap deal.”
2216 GMT — Gaza Health Ministry receives over 1 million polio vaccine doses
Gaza’s Health Ministry announced that it received 1.26 million doses of the polio vaccine.
“A total of 1.26 million doses of the OPV2 polio vaccine have arrived, along with 500 vaccine coolers,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Preparations are underway to launch the (vaccine) campaign in coordination with partners,” the ministry added, without elaborating.
2202 GMT — US still working in Cairo to reach Gaza ceasefire: Sullivan
White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the United States is still working in Cairo toward reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza and added the United States is concerned about the Middle East tensions escalating to a broader war.
Sullivan also said at a news conference in Halifax the Biden administration is in consistent communication with Israel about the current situation with Hezbollah.
2121 GMT — Hezbollah confirms ‘success’ in retaliation against Israel
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah announced its group’s “success” in its military response to Israel’s assassination of top commander Fuad Shukr, accusing Tel Aviv of “lying and failing.”
“We identified the Galilot base as the primary target of our operation. It houses Unit 8200, which is responsible for intelligence gathering and espionage. The base is located 110 kilometres from the Lebanese border and only 1,500 metres from Tel Aviv,” Nasrallah said in a televised speech.
“Our operation today was in two phases. In the first phase, we launched 340 Katyusha rockets targeting 12 sites and military barracks in northern Israel and the occupied Golan Heights. In the second phase, we directed dozens of drones towards military targets in the depth of enemy territory.”
Regarding the results of the attack, he said, “Our data indicates that a significant number of drones successfully reached the two specified targets with precision, but the enemy remains secretive as usual.”
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SOURCE: TRTWORLD AND AGENCIES
