At least 20 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli bombing in Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza.
The Al-Tartouri and Abu Shouqa families’ home in the camp was bombed, The New Arab’s Arabic sister service Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported.
Five people were also killed after Israeli bombing targeting a gathering on the Salah Al-Din Road in Gaza City’s Al-Zeitoun neighbourhood, according to Palestinian media.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt on Tuesday to discuss a Gaza ceasefire and release of captives with Egyptian officials, the State Department said.
He will discuss efforts to reach a deal “that secures the release of all hostages, alleviates the suffering of the Palestinian people, and helps establish broader regional security”, the State Department said in a statement.
The US ambassador to the United Nations accused Israel’s military of striking schools, humanitarian workers, and civilians in Gaza in a sign of growing American frustration with its close ally as the war approaches its first anniversary.
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield was unusually outspoken against the Israeli military at a UN Security Council meeting, saying many of the strikes in recent weeks that injured or killed UN personnel and humanitarian workers “were preventable”.
(The New Arab, Reuters, AP)
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