A Palestinian TV channel says 5 of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike within the central Gaza Strip.
They have been in a Quds At the moment van parked exterior al-Awda hospital, the place the spouse of one of many journalists was about to offer start, within the central Nuseirat refugee camp.
The channel posted a video of what it mentioned was the burning car with “press” signage on the again doorways.
The Israeli Air Drive mentioned it had attacked “in a focused method and with intelligence steering” a car with members of armed group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) inside. It added that measures had been taken to minimise civilian casualties.
The ORIONEWS has not been in a position to confirm the claims made by either side.
Quds At the moment is affiliated with the PIJ group that took half within the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel. The unprecedented assault triggered the conflict in Gaza.
In a separate improvement, 5 individuals have been reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza Metropolis on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Wafa information company, and the Hamas-run Gaza well being ministry, additionally mentioned an extra 20 individuals have been injured within the metropolis’s al-Zeitoun neighbourhood.
The Israeli navy has not commented on the reported bombing.
Additionally on Wednesday, Hamas and Israel blamed one another for delays within the newest try to succeed in a ceasefire.
Hamas accused the Israeli authorities of imposing “new circumstances” that it mentioned have been delaying the settlement.
In the meantime, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned the group was reneging on understandings that had already been reached a few attainable ceasefire.
The most recent statements mark a notable change of tone on either side.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned Israeli representatives had returned from Qatar, which is mediating, after “vital negotiations” – and earlier Palestinian negotiators instructed the ORIONEWS the talks have been 90% full bar a number of points.
The Israeli navy launched air strikes and a floor offensive within the Gaza Strip in response to final 12 months’s Hamas assault. About 1,200 individuals have been killed within the assault and one other 251 taken again to Gaza as hostages.
Greater than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza’s well being ministry says. Virtually two million individuals – 90% of the inhabitants – have been displaced, in line with the UN.
Extra reporting by Jaroslav Lukiv.