Israeli forces advanced further into Gaza City, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to New York, where he will address the UN General Assembly and meet with US President Donald Trump, reports "Reuters".
According to health authorities in the enclave, Israeli strikes have killed at least 19 people during the day, including 11 members of two families in the town of Zawiya in the central part of the strip, where the aircraft hit a residential building. The Israeli military said it had struck 170 targets in the past 24 hours, but did not comment on the specific incident.
The Israeli offensive is aimed at eliminating Hamas's "last bastion" in Gaza City, Netanyahu said, even though hundreds of thousands of civilians are still there, without a safe place to hide. Tanks have already entered the city, and the army called its actions a strike on "terrorist infrastructure."
Washington is seeking a breakthrough in the talks. Special envoy Steve Witkoff said the United States expects progress after Trump presented a 21-point peace plan to leaders of Muslim countries. According to Politico, the US president has promised Arab countries that he will not allow annexation of the West Bank.
We recall that the International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu for alleged war crimes in Gaza - a charge that Israel denies.
According to local health authorities, more than 65,000 Palestinians have died since the start of the campaign. About 48 of the 251 people kidnapped in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 are still considered prisoners, with about 20 of them probably alive.
Netanyahu said that in New York he would condemn the countries that recognized a Palestinian state and discuss with Trump not only the war and the fate of the hostages, but also the possibilities for new diplomatic breakthroughs for Israel.