Israeli attacks kill 3 Palestinians in Gaza, injure dozens despite ceasefire talks

By Nour Mahd Ali Abuaisha and Betul Yilmaz

GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL (AA) - At least three people were killed and several others injured in fresh Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip, according to medics and witnesses.

The attacks came as Hamas and Israel continued indirect talks in Egypt to reach a prisoner swap and ceasefire under US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan.

Medical sources told Anadolu that three people were killed and others injured when Israeli forces shelled a civilian gathering in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City.

Israeli artillery also shelled a residential apartment in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in the same city, injuring several people.

Seven Palestinians were also wounded by Israeli gunfire while seeking food near a US-run aid distribution center in northern Rafah, southern Gaza.

Eight others were injured when the Israeli army struck a tent sheltering displaced families in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

On Sept. 29, Trump unveiled a 20-point proposal that includes the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a ceasefire, the disarmament of Hamas, and the rebuilding of Gaza.

The Israeli military has killed over 67,100 Palestinians, most of them women and children, in Gaza since October 2023. The relentless bombardment has rendered the enclave all but uninhabitable and has led to mass displacement, starvation, and the proliferation of disease.