Israel kills over 200 people in Gaza in 3 days as truce talks resume

By Staff Reuters
Israeli forces killed more than 200 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip in the past three days, our correspondents say, with women and children making up the majority of the victims.
US President Joe Biden proposes an $8bn arms sale for Israel, just two weeks before leaving office, ignoring widespread criticism over the mounting death toll in Gaza.
Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz confirms that indirect negotiations with Hamas have resumed in Qatar for the return of captives held in Gaza.
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says the Lebanese armed group is ready to respond to repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreed on last month, as the UN’s peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) accuses Israel of actions that “jeopardise” the truce.
Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 45,658 Palestinians and wounded 108,583 since October 7, 2023. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led attacks that day and more than 200 were taken captive.