At least 28 Palestinians killed in Gaza Strip by Israeli strikes

At least 28 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours as a result of strikes by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). This was reported by the Qatari TV channel Al Jazeera on January 7.

"The number of dead as a result of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 28 people," the TV channel informed.

It is specified that in recent hours the Israeli army has struck the al-Bureij refugee camp, Gaza and Rafah cities. Their victims were 14 people, including two children.

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Last December, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there was "some progress" in the Gaza Strip ceasefire and hostage exchange talks. He emphasized that the progress was due to military pressure on Hamas in Gaza and the death of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the movement's politburo.

Meanwhile, The Jerusalem Post reported on January 3 of this year that talks between Israel and Hamas on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip and a ceasefire are making slow progress. In addition, a source familiar with the situation specified that the negotiating mediators are working "seriously and diligently" to shape a deal. According to him, there is "movement and even some flexibility on the sides" in the process, but the issue is still unresolved.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas launched a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Israel began retaliatory strikes the same day.

The Palestinians intend to return the borders between the two countries that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War, with possible land swaps. Palestine wants to establish its state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and make East Jerusalem its capital. Israel refuses these conditions.