Israeli airstrike kills 10 people, half of them children, as mediators try to restart a ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH Gaza Strip AP An Israeli airstrike flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday killing people half of them children as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire Israeli strikes killed at least people in the past hours according to medical officers The dead in the early morning airstrike in a neighborhood in western Gaza City included three women and five children according to Shifa Hospital which received the bodies Israel s military commented that it had struck a Hamas militant and the structure where he operated collapsed adding that the collapse was under review There is no one from the resistance among them stated Saed Al-Khour who lost his family in the strike Since o clock until now we have been pulling out the remains of children women and elderly people He stood amid the rubble under a tilted ceiling Three other people were killed in the Shati refugee camp along Gaza City s shoreline Hamas reported Saturday that it had sent a high-level delegation to Cairo to try and get the ceasefire shattered last month by Israeli bombardment back on track Israel has vowed to continue the war until all hostages are returned and Hamas is destroyed or disarmed and sent into exile It says it will hold parts of Gaza indefinitely and implement U S President Donald Trump s proposal for the resettlement of the population in other countries which has been widely rejected internationally Hamas has noted that it will only release the dozens of hostages it holds in return for Palestinian prisoners a complete Israeli withdrawal and a lasting ceasefire as called for in the now-defunct agreement reached in January Hamas announced that its delegation will discuss with Egyptian agents the group s vision to end the war which also includes reconstruction Earlier this week other Hamas administrators arrived in Cairo to discuss a proposal that would include a five-to-seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages leaders declared Egypt and Qatar are evolving the proposal which would include the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners according to an Egyptian official and a Hamas official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren t authorized to brief media Israeli blockade continues Israel has continued its nearly two-month blockade of Gaza even as aid groups warn that supplies are dwindling On Friday the World Food Campaign revealed that its food stocks in Gaza had run out ending a main source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians It mentioned the dozens of charity kitchens it supports are expected to run out of food in the coming days About of Gaza s population of more than million relies primarily on charity kitchens for food because other sources have shut down under Israel s blockade according to the U N Meanwhile nearly UNRWA trucks of lifesaving aid are ready to enter Gaza the U N agency for Palestinian refugees stated on social media The siege must stop Hamas on Saturday called on the Trump administration to right away reverse its decision that the U N agency for Palestinian refugees isn t immune from being sued calling it a dangerous step by Israel s close ally Israel s offensive has killed more than Palestinians mostly women and children according to Gaza s Vitality Ministry which doesn t say how multiple of the dead were fighters or civilians Israel says it has killed around militants without providing evidence The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct killing around people mostly civilians and abducting The militants still have hostages presumed to be alive after preponderance of the rest were distributed in ceasefire agreements or other deals