By Staff Reporter
At least 73 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza on Wednesday, including at least 43 people in Gaza City alone, as Israel continued its assault on the enclave’s main urban centre, hospital sources told Al Jazeera.
Hamas said it has agreed to the formation of an independent national administration to run Gaza and is ready for a comprehensive truce deal, which will see all Israeli captives released.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office rejected Hamas’s statement, saying “the war can end immediately” on conditions set by the Israeli cabinet.
Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich unveiled a plan for Israel to annex nearly all of the occupied West Bank and urged Netanyahu’s endorsement.
Since the start of the war in October 2023, at least 63,746 people have been killed and 161,245 wounded across Gaza. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
