The latest Israeli strike kills 38 in Gaza: Israel, Hamas set for indirect talks; Qatar to mediate
In a latest aggressive, the Israeli air strike has claimed the life of 38 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, according to hospital officials. According to Mohammad Abu Selmia, director of Shifa Hospital, 20 Palestinians were killed in Gaza city and 25 others were injured,In Mousal of Southern Gaza, Israeli attacks killed 18 others, according to Nasir Hospital officials near the area of Khan Younis, as AP reported. The Mavasi is an area on the Mediterranean coast that gives shelter to thousands of displaced people living in tents. Two families were among the deceased.“My brother, his wife, his four children, my cousin’s son and his daughter. … Eight people have gone,” said Sakar Abu Al-Khir. The Israeli army did not comment on individual attacks, but reported to kill 130 goals in Gaza in the last 24 hours. It said that several terrorists were killed in North Gaza, focused on Hamas Command Center, weapon storage sites, launchers and other infrastructure.A day earlier to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit the White House, it comes between the resumption of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on Sunday, intermediad by Qatar. US President Donald Trump will meet Netanyahu on Monday and propose a 60-day ceasefire plan.A Palestinian officer and acquaintance, close to Hamas, said that international mediators had informed the group that “a new round of indirect talks … will begin in Doha today”, as reported by AFP. Netanyahu had earlier announced that he would send a team to Qatar, a major mediator, in the whole struggle. The initiatives include a partial release of hostages organized by Hamas in exchange for an increase in the humanitarian aid allowed in Gaza. The proposed Trus aims to pave the way for the conversation to completely eliminate the 21 -month long war.Hamas gave a “positive” response to the latest American offer on Friday, but wants to guarantee that the ceasefire will end the war and an Israeli contingent will return from Gaza. The AP said that the dialogue of the past is broken on these demands, while Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has said that the fight will continue until Hamas is destroyed.Beyond indirect talks, Netanyahu’s office stressed that Hamas was demanding “unnatural” changes for the ceasefire schemes. An Israeli official said that the security cabinet has approved to send assistance to Northern Gaza, an area that is greatly suffering due to lack of food. North Gaza has received a low amount of assistance since ending the ceasefire in March. The nearest aid distribution of the Israel-supported Gaza Humanitarian Foundation is located near the Netzerim Corridor, which divides the northern and southern Gaza to the south of the city of Gaza.United Nations agencies and major human organizations refused to work with the foundation, worrying that it was designed to serve Israel’s military interests. The United Nations Human Rights Office said that according to the AFP, more than 500 people have died while trying to reach food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Distribution Sites. The war has created a serious humanitarian crisis in Gaza for more than 2 million people living in a war-affected region. “People are dying for flour,” said Karima al-Ras to Khan Younis in Sorharn Gaza reported by AFP. “We hope a truss will be announced,” he said.
