AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Two Israeli attacks on residential buildings in northern Gaza have killed 84 Palestinians, including more than 50 children, Gaza’s Government Media Office says.
The Government Media Office added that the two multi-story buildings sheltered at least 170 people when targeted.
It said 84 people were killed in what it described as “massacres” as no civil defense crews, medical services or other relief services were available in the area amid an Israeli siege and ongoing bombardment.
It did not specify the location of the buildings but said they belonged to the Shalayel and al-Ghandour families.
The government called on the international community to uphold its obligation to protect civilians. It said it held Israel and its allies – the US, France, the UK, and Germany – responsible for the ongoing “genocide” in Gaza.
These events occur while the negotiations for a ceasefire have made little progress. Efforts led by the US, Egypt, and Qatar for a permanent ceasefire have so far failed, mainly due to Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the war.
Meanwhile, the authorities in Gaza believe that the Zionist regime is not committed to establishing a ceasefire.
Speaking to the Al-Aqsa TV channel, Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official says Israel is not offering any genuine proposals and “is definitively not serious in the negotiations”.
“Any proposal presented to us that meets our people’s demands, ends their suffering and completely halts the Israeli aggression, not temporarily, we will proceed with it without hesitation,” Hamdan said.
Israel has killed more than 43,000 people in Gaza since October last year.
Hamas has said it will not accept any proposal that does not include a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a total end to hostilities.
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