War between Israel and Hamas: 13 people die in Israeli attack on a school in central Gaza – World News

A Palestinian news agency has reported that at least 13 people were killed in an Israeli attack on a school in Gaza. The school was housing displaced Palestinians in Al-Nuseirat in central Gaza, Reuters reported.

The Israeli military said it was investigating the report.

Earlier, Reuters reported, citing a senior Hamas source, that the terror group had accepted a US proposal to start talks on the release of Israeli hostages. The hostages include soldiers and men. The militant group has abandoned its demand that Israel commit to a permanent ceasefire before signing the deal. Instead, negotiations to achieve that ceasefire will be allowed to take place during the first six-week phase, according to the source, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity because the talks are confidential.

A Palestinian official privy to the internationally brokered peace talks said the proposal, if accepted by Israel, could lead to a framework agreement and would end the nine-month war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

According to an Israeli source, there is a real chance of an agreement this time.

Since Hamas attacked southern Israeli cities on October 7, killing 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages, according to official Israeli figures, the conflict has claimed the lives of more than 38,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. Officer.

(With contributions from Reuters)