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Israel kills five in Gaza as Egypt hosts new ceasefire talks
The strike hit a Hamas-led police station and came as Egypt opened new truce talks to advance a fragile US-brokered ceasefire.
On Sunday, an Israeli air strike on a Hamas-led police station in Gaza killed five Palestinians and wounded 16, as Egypt began hosting a new round of truce talks between Hamas and Palestinian factions.
A 2025 US-brokered deal established a Board of Peace to oversee a phased ceasefire, though major disputes remain over Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal, and Gaza's future administration.
Hamas' nearly 10,000 police officers have emerged as a sticking point in negotiations, with Hamas seeking their inclusion in a new force while Israel rejects any Hamas-affiliated personnel.
Almost the entire population of two million now lives in a tiny coastal strip, with 73,000 people killed since the war started, underscoring the humanitarian toll on civilians.
Israeli strikes have killed more than 950 Palestinians since the truce began, while the military continues to control half of Gaza, complicating efforts to salvage the ceasefire deal.