Occupied Al-Quds: Entire Palestinian families are being wiped out by with the latest Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
A family of eight, including six children, were killed while they were sleeping in Deir el-Balah, in the centre of the Strip.
Israel’s military have said that its soldiers are operating in central Deir el-Balah, which has so far largely been spared from ground fighting, further forcing Palestinians into just 11 percent of the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian journalist covering the expanding ground invasion of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, wounded in an attack of Israeli forces after shooting her in the back.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv – his 9th visit since October 7.
Before his meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Blinken said this was a “decisive moment” to strike a ceasefire deal with Hamas and bring the captives home.
Blinken’s visit comes as Israel continues to insist on remaining in the Philadelphi Corridor – the entire border area between Gaza and Egypt – a point of contention in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.
At least 40,099 people have been killed and 92,609 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza.
An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks on October 7 and more than 200 were taken captive.
