American and Arab mediators are working around the clock to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, sources close to the negotiations told the Reuters news agency, while in the Gaza Strip, Doctors said Israeli strikes killed 41 Palestinians on Thursday.
Mediators, during negotiations in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to reach an agreement to suspend the 14-month-old war in the besieged enclave, which would include the release of captives captured in Israel on October 7, 2023, as well as prisoners Palestinians detained. by Israel.
Mediators have managed to narrow some gaps on previous sticking points, but differences remain, the sources said.
In Gaza, medics said at least 13 Palestinians were killed overnight in separate Israeli airstrikes, including on two homes in Gaza City and a central camp.
Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed nine people near the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, while another killed four others in a housing project near Beit Lahiya in the Gaza Strip. north. There was no Israeli comment.
Later Thursday, airstrikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in two shelters housing displaced families in the suburb of Tuffah, east of Gaza City, medics said, bringing the death toll Thursday to 41.
The Israeli military said it struck Hamas fighters operating in command and control complexes in areas that were previously Al-Karama and Sha’ban schools in Tuffah. He said Hamas used these complexes to plan and execute attacks against its forces.
