A Palestinian TV channel says 5 of its journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike within the central Gaza Strip.
They had been in a Quds Today van parked exterior al-Awda hospital, the place the spouse of one of many journalists was about to present delivery, within the central Nuseirat refugee camp.
The channel posted a video of what it stated was the burning car with “press” signage on the again doorways.
The Israeli Air Force stated 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 BBC has not been capable of confirm the claims made by each side.
Quds Today is affiliated with the PIJ group that took half within the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led assault on Israel. The unprecedented assault triggered the struggle in Gaza.
In a separate growth, 5 individuals had been reported killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Wafa information company, and the Hamas-run Gaza well being ministry, additionally stated an extra 20 individuals had been injured within the metropolis’s al-Zeitoun neighbourhood.
The Israeli army has not commented on the reported bombing.
Also 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 situations” that it stated had been delaying the settlement.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the group was reneging on understandings that had already been reached a couple of attainable ceasefire.
The newest statements mark a notable change of tone on each side.
On Tuesday, Netanyahu’s workplace stated Israeli representatives had returned from Qatar, which is mediating, after “vital negotiations” – and earlier Palestinian negotiators advised the BBC the talks had been 90% full bar a couple of points.
The Israeli army launched air strikes and a floor offensive within the Gaza Strip in response to final 12 months’s Hamas assault. About 1,200 individuals had been killed within the assault and one other 251 taken again to Gaza as hostages.
More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive, Gaza’s well being ministry says. Almost two million individuals – 90% of the inhabitants – have been displaced, based on the UN.
Additional reporting by Jaroslav Lukiv.
