Israeli airstrike kills 9 Palestinians in northern Gaza

An Israeli airstrike on the northern Gaza Strip has killed at least nine Palestinians, including three local journalists, medics say.

The airstrike hit a car in the northern town of Beit Lahiya on Saturday.

According to the medics, several people were critically wounded, with casualties inside and outside the vehicle.

"Nine martyrs have been transferred (to hospital), including several journalists and a number of workers from the Al-Khair Charitable Organisation, as a result of the occupation targeting a vehicle with a drone in the town of Beit Lahia, coinciding with artillery shelling on the same area," civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.

Witnesses and fellow journalists said the people in the car were on a mission for the charity organization in the town. They were accompanied by journalists and photographers when the strike hit them.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad delegations discuss ceasefire implementation in Gaza

A delegation from the leadership of Hamas has met with a delegation from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Doha.

The incident came as Hamas' exiled leader Khalil Al-Hayya holds Gaza ceasefire talks with mediators in Egypt’s capital, Cairo.

The January 19 ceasefire agreement has been repeatedly violated by Israeli forces. According to Palestinian health officials, dozens of people have been killed by Israeli fire despite the truce.

Beit Lahiya massacre blatant violation of truce deal: Hamas

Hamas said that the Israeli regime’s “horrific massacre” in Beit Lahiya is a “continuation of the occupation's war crimes against our people.”

It said in a statement that the airstrike on the northern town was “a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

“This criminal escalation, including the deliberate killings and brutal bombardments across Gaza, reaffirms the occupation's intent to backtrack on the ceasefire agreement.”

According to Hamas, Israel’s military forces have killed over 150 civilians since the ceasefire took effect on January 19.

Hamas called on the mediators “to act swiftly and pressure war criminal Netanyahu… to adhere to what was agreed upon and proceed with the implementation of the ceasefire phases and the prisoner exchange.”

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