Move Fast, Advises Trump, as Hamas and Israel Begin Mediated Discussions in Egypt

While backchannel negotiations begin in Cairo, attacks on the Gaza Strip continue relentlessly, as reported by local civil defense authorities.

Ongoing Attacks and Casualties

Official Mahmoud Basal stated that two dozen Palestinians lost their lives in the latest 24 hours, with shelling not stopping.

He added, "Zero humanitarian shipments have been permitted entry to the city since the conflict escalated four weeks ago."

"There are still bodies we are unable to recover from zones controlled by Israel," he noted.

Residents describe that from 9:30 PM local on the previous day until dawn, aerial and artillery attacks targeted several parts of the Gaza City.

Artillery fire focused on the southern and western parts industrial area, and campus vicinity, subsequently sustained attacks in the neighborhood.
Subsequently, air raids hit that locality and the public security compound.
In the early hours, warplanes struck that area, a refugee camp, and that neighborhood, while shelling focused on that road near that intersection and the hospital.

Observers reported bombs targeting civilian zones in that district and al-Jalaa Street.

Basal said that that area, the neighborhood, and the street were among the most intensely attacked zones through the evening.