At least thirteen dead in Israeli air strike on two refugee camps in central Gaza

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According to the Gaza Strip Health Ministry, 13 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on two refugee camps in the center of the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian rescue teams said a woman and three children were among the dead in the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps, from where the bodies were transported to the nearby Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Hospital.

The attack followed similar attacks in Nuseirat earlier this week in which seven people were killed, including a heavily pregnant woman.

Rescue workers at Al-Awda Hospital in the north of the Gaza Strip managed to save the baby and deliver it.

The condition of the unnamed newborn is stable, but he is suffering from a lack of oxygen and has been placed in an incubator, said Dr. Khalil Dajran.

The little boy’s father was injured in the same attack but survived.

“Inside the 10-yard line”

This came as ceasefire talks in Gaza continue and international mediators continue to push for a phased agreement between Israel and Hamas that would see an end to fighting and the release of at least 120 hostages in Gaza.

On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel that would see the release of Israeli hostages held by the group in the Gaza Strip was “within the 10-yard line,” but added: “We know that everything is most difficult in the last 10 yards.”

Meanwhile, the United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague issued a non-binding statement The Israeli presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal. Israel cannot claim sovereignty over the territories and is hindering the Palestinians’ right to self-determination.

In an unprecedented move, the court called for an end to settlement construction and the evacuation of existing settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Israel did not send a legal team to the hearings, but submitted written comments saying the questions presented to the court were biased and did not take into account Israel’s security concerns.