At least 13 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza after Hamas agree disarmament deal
At least 13 people, including several children, have been killed in the latest strikes on Gaza, Palestinian officials have said.
Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the attacks on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
It was the second successive night of Israeli strikes on the territory, and it comes days after Hamas accepted a disarmament plan, which would see the Palestinian group hand over its weapons to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza, and two Hamas militants were killed.
The Israeli Energy Minister, Eli Cohen, said on Sunday that no deal had been reached to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip, a territory now under 70% Israeli control.
Cohen added that he saw a need for the strip to be placed under the full control of Israel if Hamas did not disarm - despite the Board of Peace plan for Israel to pull out of the territory - the Reuters news agency reported.
In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion.
The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the Jabalia Battalion in northern Gaza in a separate attack last week. It said all three were planning to attack Israeli targets.
Palestinian health officials said two people, including a child, were killed in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, while another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
A father, mother and their nine-year-old son were killed after a strike on a house in Khan Younis, and a man and woman died after their apartment block was struck in Deir el-Balah.
More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since a supposed ceasefire came into effect last October.
The roadmap, which has not yet been implemented, states: "A process shall begin to inventory and store heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots, and tunnels".
It says this is conditional on Israel meeting its commitments under the initial ceasefire agreement.
How the weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace is not yet clear, although it is believed that all heavy weapons and other military hardware would be moved into storage and managed by the Palestinian National Committee - a group of independent technocrats to which Hamas has agreed to hand over power.
The committee has so far been working from Cairo and has not entered Gaza.
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire, satellite images seen by BBC Verify last November showed. The actual number is likely much higher, with imagery unavailable for some areas.
According to UN estimates, around 60 million tonnes of debris has been generated since October 2023.
Hamas - proscribed by the UK government as a terror organisation - has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007.
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Israeli military aircraft struck multiple locations in Gaza over consecutive nights, killing at least 13 people according to Palestinian officials. The IDF stated it targeted Hamas military operatives and said three commanders and militants were killed. The strikes follow Hamas's acceptance of a disarmament plan that would place Palestinian weapons under US oversight. However, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen stated no ceasefire deal has been finalised and suggested full Israeli control of Gaza would be necessary if Hamas does not disarm. Since October 2023, over 1,100 Palestinians have been killed, and extensive destruction has been documented across Gaza. The disarmament roadmap, not yet implemented, outlines weapons storage processes conditional on Israel meeting prior ceasefire commitments.
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At least 13 people, including several children, have been killed in the latest strikes on Gaza, Palestinian officials have said.
Gaza's Civil Defence Authority said Israeli military aircraft carried out the attacks on Gaza City, Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah.
It was the second successive night of Israeli strikes on the territory, and it comes days after Hamas accepted a disarmament plan, which would see the Palestinian group hand over its weapons to US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said it was targeting military operatives in Gaza, and two Hamas militants were killed.
The Israeli Energy Minister, Eli Cohen, said on Sunday that no deal had been reached to stop attacks on the Gaza Strip, a territory now under 70% Israeli control.
Cohen added that he saw a need for the strip to be placed under the full control of Israel if Hamas did not disarm - despite the Board of Peace plan for Israel to pull out of the territory - the Reuters news agency reported.
In a post on X on Sunday, the IDF said it had killed two Hamas commanders, one from the elite Nukbha force, and one from the Maghazi Battalion.
The IDF also said killed another Hamas militant from the Jabalia Battalion in northern Gaza in a separate attack last week. It said all three were planning to attack Israeli targets.
Palestinian health officials said two people, including a child, were killed in a strike on a residential building in Gaza City, while another person was killed near Jabalia in northern Gaza.
A father, mother and their nine-year-old son were killed after a strike on a house in Khan Younis, and a man and woman died after their apartment block was struck in Deir el-Balah.
More than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since a supposed ceasefire came into effect last October.
The roadmap, which has not yet been implemented, states: "A process shall begin to inventory and store heavy weapons, military production sites, weapons depots, and tunnels".
It says this is conditional on Israel meeting its commitments under the initial ceasefire agreement.
How the weapons would be handed over to the Board of Peace is not yet clear, although it is believed that all heavy weapons and other military hardware would be moved into storage and managed by the Palestinian National Committee - a group of independent technocrats to which Hamas has agreed to hand over power.
The committee has so far been working from Cairo and has not entered Gaza.
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire, satellite images seen by BBC Verify last November showed. The actual number is likely much higher, with imagery unavailable for some areas.
According to UN estimates, around 60 million tonnes of debris has been generated since October 2023.
Hamas - proscribed by the UK government as a terror organisation - has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007.
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At least 13 people, including several children, were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Deir el-Balah Gaza's Civil Defence Authority reported the strikes were carried out by Israeli military aircraft The strikes were the second successive night of Israeli operations Hamas accepted a disarmament plan days before the strikes The IDF stated it was targeting military operatives and killed two Hamas militants and one commander Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said no deal had been reached to stop attacks Cohen said full Israeli control of Gaza would be necessary if Hamas did not disarm Over 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began in October 2023 The disarmament roadmap states weapons handover is conditional on Israel meeting prior commitments Israel has destroyed over 1,500 buildings in areas under its control since the ceasefire
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- At least 13 people, including children, were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Deir el-Balah over two consecutive nights
- The strikes occurred days after Hamas accepted a disarmament plan requiring it to hand weapons to a US-led oversight body
- Israeli officials stated the targets were Hamas military operatives; the IDF said it killed three Hamas commanders and militants
- Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said no ceasefire agreement has been reached and called for full Israeli control of Gaza if disarmament doesn't occur
- Over 1,100 Palestinians have been killed since a ceasefire nominally began in October 2023
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