At least 150 people have been killed in two days of intense air strikes on Gaza, including at least 73 people reported killed throughout Friday and 77 confirmed killed on Thursday.

Amnesty International said Israel’s detention of Kamal Adwan Hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safia is emblematic of the “genocidal intent” in Israel’s broader attempts to “annihilate” Gaza’s healthcare sector.

As talks resume in Qatar, senior Hamas official Basem Naim said the Palestinian group is serious about a ceasefire deal, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and returning the enclave’s population to their homes.

UN human rights chief Volker Turk said the world body has recorded 136 Israeli attacks on 27 health facilities in Gaza, causing “significant death and destruction”.

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.

Source: Al Jazeera 

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