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Seven members of the same family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Sunday, medical officials said, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel to push for a ceasefire and hostage deal.
Six children and their mother were killed in the airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah on Sunday, according to the Al-Aqsa hospital. The children’s father was injured, a hospital spokesperson said.
Muhammad Awad Khattab, the children’s grandfather, told CNN: “They were taken by surprise when a missile hit them and completely destroyed their apartment.”
“What did they do to deserve this?” he added. “What resistance did they have?”
As the war rages in Gaza, Blinken landed in Israel on Sunday night where he will, in the words of a senior administration official, “continue to stress the importance of getting this [deal] done.”
The top US diplomat will meet on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and President Isaac Herzog, according to a senior State Department official. Following his meetings in Israel, Blinken will continue on to Egypt on Tuesday. Cairo has been a key negotiator in the ceasefire talks.
Seven members of the same family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Sunday, medical officials said, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel to push for a ceasefire and hostage deal.
Six children and their mother were killed in the airstrike on a home in Deir al-Balah on Sunday, according to the Al-Aqsa hospital. The children’s father was injured, a hospital spokesperson said.
Muhammad Awad Khattab, the children’s grandfather, told CNN: “They were taken by surprise when a missile hit them and completely destroyed their apartment.”
“What did they do to deserve this?” he added. “What resistance did they have?”
As the war rages in Gaza, Blinken landed in Israel on Sunday night where he will, in the words of a senior administration official, “continue to stress the importance of getting this [deal] done.”
The top US diplomat will meet on Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and President Isaac Herzog, according to a senior State Department official. Following his meetings in Israel, Blinken will continue on to Egypt on Tuesday. Cairo has been a key negotiator in the ceasefire talks.
