Multiple Israeli airstrikes in southern Gaza have claimed the lives of at least three dozen Palestinians, according to health workers, as a Hamas delegation and other officials gathered in Egypt for high-level cease-fire talks.
Among those killed were 11 members of a single family, including two children, when their home in Khan Younis was struck. Nasser Hospital received 33 bodies from three separate airstrikes in and around Khan Younis, which also targeted tuk-tuks and passersby. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported receiving three more bodies from another strike. The Israeli military stated that it is investigating these reports.
First responders recovered 16 bodies from the Hamad City area of Khan Younis after a partial pullout of Israeli forces, along with 10 more from a residential block to the west of the city, and two others further south in Rafah.
The exact circumstances of these deaths are unclear, though these areas have been heavily bombed by the Israeli military over the past week. An Associated Press journalist counted the bodies on-site. Residents who returned to Hamad City described scenes of utter destruction, with entire walls of multi-story buildings missing and only rubble remaining where homes once stood.
The conflict, which began with a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, has resulted in widespread destruction in Gaza and the displacement of the vast majority of its 2.3 million residents. Meanwhile, experts were meeting on Saturday to address technical issues in preparation for high-level cease-fire talks in Cairo, set to take place on Sunday.
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