Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza on the fifth day of the attack

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Israeli air strikes hit Gaza for the fifth day, killing nearly 100 Palestinians, even when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to continue participating in negotiations to end the war with Hamas.

The new attack, which began on Tuesday with an attempt to assassinate the President of Gaza in Hamas, was authorized by the extremist security cabinet in Netanyahu to occupy most of the pocket and forcing civilians of 2.1 ml in about ten region near the borders of Egypt.

But Netanyahu also threw military operations as part of a new tactic of “negotiations under fire”, threatening Hamas with a permanent loss in the lands unless the armed group is under pressure by launching Israeli hostages without a permanent truce.

“Even at this time, the negotiating team in Doha is working to exhaust every opportunity to obtain a deal – whether it is (according to what the United States said) or within the framework of ending the fighting, which will include the launch of all hostages, the exile of Hamas terrorists, and the connection of the Arir in the tape,” said the Network office in a statement on Sunday morning.

The Israeli army has killed hundreds of Palestinians since they launched Gideon’s vehicles this week, including at least 350 in the past three days, according to local health officials. By noon on Sunday, the bodies of 96 people were brought to a few hospitals in Gaza, according to the Ministry of Health.

It also prevented food, medicine and fresh water from entering Gaza for more than two and a half months. The United Nations Committee said earlier this week that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are already starved.

Israel has not yet confirmed whether its strikes at the European Hospital on Tuesday killed the intended goal, Muhammad Sinwar, who took over the militant group after Israel killed his brother Yahia Sinwar, Hamas leader who has long organized the October 7 raids across the border.

But two Saudi news outlets on Sunday reported that Sinwar was killed in the strike. Israeli media reported that Israeli Minister of Defense Katz has launched similar local officials. Sinwar’s other brother, a professor at a local university, was also killed during the night, according to the notice of death in Gaza.

Israel climbed the severity of its weather strikes earlier this week, as US President Donald Trump ended his tour in the Gulf.

Israeli officials had previously referred to his journey as a “window of opportunities” for the broker with an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners who will be accepted by Netanyahu and his right -wing extremist allies. In this event, Trump negotiated the issuance of one Israeli soldier, who is also an American citizen.

It is still an estimated 20 hostages and satire up to 38 others detained by Hamas, who refused to release them without a complete ceasefire and the full withdrawal of the Israeli forces.

More than 53,000 Palestinians have been killed since the war began, most of them women and children, according to local health officials.

At least 1,200 people in Israel were killed in the Hamas attack on the border on October 7, 2023 and 250 hostages, according to Israeli officials.