Israel kills 19 in Gaza including woman and her six children as US envoy travels in bid to clinch ceasefire
Mourners react next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 19 people overnight, including a woman and her six children, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the region on Sunday to try to seal a ceasefire deal after months of contentious negotiations.
The U.S. and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar appeared to be closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism. But Hamas has signalled resistance to what it says are new demands by Israel, and the long-running talks have repeatedly stalled.
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