Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza, Israeli leaders divided on war’s trajectory

An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas has raged across the north as Israeli leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war, now in its eighth month.

Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Nuseirat Refugee Camp.US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met with Netanyahu to discuss an ambitious US plan for Saudi Arabia to recognise Israel and help the Palestinian Authority govern Gaza in exchange for a path to eventual statehood. Netanyahu’s office in a statement said they focused on Israel’s military operation in the south Gazan city of Rafah, humanitarian aid and hostages held in Gaza.

Hamas militants have regrouped in recent weeks in parts of northern Gaza that were heavily bombed in the war’s early days. Palestinians reported more airstrikes and heavy fighting in northern Gaza, which has been largely isolated by Israeli troops for months and where the World Food Program says a famine is under way.The Civil Defence said strikes hit several homes near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, killing at least 10 people. And in the urban Jabaliya refugee camp nearby, residents reported a heavy wave of artillery and airstrikes.

The war has killed at least 35,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between combatants and civilians. About 80 per cent of the population of 2.3 million Palestinians have been displaced within the territory, often multiple times. Netanyahu’s critics, including thousands of Israeli protesters, accuse him of prolonging the war and rejecting a ceasefire deal so he can avoid a reckoning over security failures. They also seek early elections in which polls show that Gantz, a political centrist, would likely succeed Netanyahu. That would expose Netanyahu to prosecution on longstanding corruption allegations.

Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Doctors save baby in Gaza from womb of mother killed in Israeli airstrikeThe woman, Sabreen al-Sakani, was 30 weeks pregnant when her family home was hit by an airstrike.
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »

Gaza doctors save baby from womb of mother killed in Israeli airstrikeGirl delivered via emergency caesarean section as woman lay dying from head injuries in Rafah
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Israeli airstrike kills nine Palestinians in Rafah, including six childrenIsrael&x27;s war against the Islamic militant group Hamas has led to a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East.
Source: 9NewsAUS - 🏆 10. / 72 Read more »

Hamas says British-Israeli hostage has died from airstrike woundsNadav Popplewell, 51, abducted from Nirim kibbutz on 7 October, was reportedly wounded in Israeli airstrike more than a month ago
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition, analysis revealsHuman rights experts say attack was violation of international law, and that US supplying of weapon defies 1997 Leahy law
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »

Palestinian baby rescued from mother’s womb dies in Gaza hospitalInfant dies five days after caesarean delivery after mother killed by Israeli airstrike in Rafah
Source: GuardianAus - 🏆 1. / 98 Read more »