95 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on Gaza Strip within 24 hours
Palestinian media in Gaza Strip hospitals reported that 95 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Strip since dawn on Sunday, including 52 in Gaza City.
Regarding the negotiations, Reuters quoted US envoy Steve Witkoff as saying he was optimistic about the ceasefire negotiations in Gaza.
Hamas also said that a delegation from the movement discussed developments in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with a delegation from the Islamic Jihad movement, and discussed the occupation authority responses to the proposals presented by the mediators and ways to deal with them.
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