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Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say

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Israeli airstrikes kill 16 in Gaza, including 4 children, Palestinians say

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children.

A strike early Monday flattened a home in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least 10 people, including four women and two children.

The Awda Hospital, which received the bodies, confirmed the toll and said another 13 people were wounded.

Hospital records show that the dead included a mother, her child and her five siblings.

Palestinians mourning over the body of a bombardment victim in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, during the ongoing conflict on September 16, 2024

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. AFP via Getty Images

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, September 16, 2024.

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sept. 16, 2024. REUTERS

Another strike on a home in Gaza City killed six people, including a woman and two children, according to the Civil Defense, first responders who operate under the Hamas-run government.

Israel says it only targets terrorists and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas.

The military rarely comments on individual strikes, which often kill women and children.

The Gaza Health Ministry says over 41,000 Palestinians have been killed since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack triggered the war nearly a year ago.

A group of Palestinians carrying a victim of Israeli bombardment on a stretcher in front of a destroyed building in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, on September 16, 2024

Hospital records show that the dead included a mother, her child and her five siblings. AFP via Getty Images

A Palestinian man stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sept. 16, 2024.

A Palestinian man stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on Sept. 16, 2024. REUTERS

It does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count but says a little over half of those killed were women and children. Israel says it has killed over 17,000 terrorists without providing evidence.

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Israeli defense minister says time is running out for agreement with Hezbollah to halt fighting along Israel-Lebanon border

JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister has told his US counterpart that time is running out for an agreement with Hezbollah to halt the fighting along the Israel-Lebanon border.

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Yoav Gallant told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that “the possibility for an agreed framework in the northern arena is running out as Hezbollah continues to ‘tie itself’ to Hamas.”

“The trajectory is clear,” Gallant added, according to a statement released from his office on Monday.

Hezbollah began firing rockets and drones into northern Israel after the outbreak of the war in Gaza, which was ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.

Both armed groups are allied with Iran, and Hezbollah says it is acting in solidarity with the Palestinians.

Israel says it only targets terrorists and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas.

Israel says it only targets terrorists and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas. REUTERS

Israel has responded to the attacks with airstrikes and the targeted killing of Hezbollah commanders. It has threatened a wider operation, raising fears of another all-out war.

Hezbollah has said it will halt its attacks if there is a cease-fire in Gaza, but months of talks brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt have repeatedly stalled.

Hamas has demanded a lasting cease-fire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza as part of any agreement to release the scores of hostages it still holds from the Oct. 7 attack.

Gallant told Austin that “in any possible scenario, Israel’s defense establishment will continue to operate with the aim of dismantling Hamas and ensuring the return of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza — by any means.”

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