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Medical sources in Gaza report that Israeli attacks have killed at least 18 people across the besieged enclave since midnight (21:00 GMT, Friday), according to the Palestinian Information Center and the Quds News Network. Hamas says it is ready to start talks “immediately” on a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the civil defence agency said Israel’s ongoing offensive killed more than 50 people on Thursday.
Hamas ally Islamic Jihad says it supports plans for talks on a truce with Israel in Gaza, but demanded “guarantees” that the process would lead to a permanent ceasefire. The announcement came after it held consultations with other Palestinian factions and before a visit on Monday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington, where President Donald Trump is pushing for an end to the war, now in its 21st month.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 57,268 people and wounded 135,625, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.
An Israeli military convoy has stormed the occupied West Bank village of Rummana, west of Jenin, and arrested two Palestinian men, the Wafa news agency reports. In the Jabal Qamas area south of Nablus, Israeli settlers, under the protection of Israeli soldiers, have attacked a Palestinian Red Crescent Society ambulance, according to Wafa. Israeli soldiers and settlers fired bullets and tear gas canisters during clashes with local Palestinian residents. No injuries have been reported.
