Gaza rescuers say children among 12 killed in Israeli strikes
The Hindu
Mediation efforts continue as Israeli strikes kill 12, including three girls, in Gaza amid ongoing conflict.
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli forces pounded the Palestinian territory on Thursday (January 9, 2025), killing at least 12 people including three girls, 15 months into the war.
The latest strikes came as Qatar, Egypt, and the United States mediate negotiations in Doha between Israel and Hamas militants for a deal to end the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of hostages.
Three girls and their father were killed when an air strike hit their house in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the civil defence agency reported.
Local paramedic Mahmud Awad said he helped transfer the bodies of two girls and their father, Mahmud Abu Kharuf to a hospital.
"Their bodies were found under the rubble of the house that the occupation bombed in the Nuseirat camp," Awad told AFP. He added that the body of the third girl had been found earlier by residents.
In a separate strike, eight people were killed when their house was struck in the town of Jabalia in northern Gaza, where the Army has focused its offensive since October 6.
Several more were wounded in that strike, the civil defence agency said.
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