Ten Palestinians killed in Israeli bombing as they queued for water

BarcelonaGaza health authorities reported the deaths of ten Palestinians on Sunday, six of them children, while queuing to collect water from a tanker truck in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. In another Israeli attack on Sunday, nine people were killed in a bombed house in the town of Az-Zawayda, adding to the 31 killed on Saturday near a food distribution point run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the system implemented by the United States and Israel. Up to 50 other Palestinians have been killed in Gaza City alone, including those killed in a bombing attack on a market. In Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, intense bombing has targeted tent camps where thousands of displaced Palestinians have taken refuge during 21 months of war. After another bloody weekend, the official death toll in the Palestinian enclave exceeds 58,000.

According to eyewitnesses cited by the AP, an Israeli drone fired a missile at people waiting in line with empty jerrycans for their turn to get water. Many Palestinian families must send their children to fetch water every day, after Israel destroyed virtually all supply infrastructure. At the time of the attack, there were 20 children and 14 adults waiting in line. Ten of the fatalities arrived at Al-Awda Hospital. The Israeli army has described the incident as a "technical error" because the missile had been launched at a "terrorist" and has said it will review the incident.

The Red Cross has warned that its field hospitals are recording the largest influx of Palestinian deaths in a year, and that the majority of the wounded who arrive alive are killed by gunfire. "All the wounded who have arrived conscious say they are trying to reach the food distribution points," the institution states. On Friday, the UN said that 798 Palestinians have been killed at these points since the end of May. These figures cannot be independently verified because Israel blocks international press access to Gaza.

In the West Bank, a funeral was held on Sunday for two young Palestinians killed the day before in an attack by settlers near Ramallah. Sayfollah Musallet, 20, who held dual Palestinian and American nationality and had traveled from Florida to visit his family, died after being beaten, and his friend Mohammed al-Shalabi was shot in the chest, according to medical sources.

The ceasefire remains stuck

The US special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, expressed optimism about the ceasefire and said he would meet with Qatari officials during the Club World Cup final this Sunday. But, for now, there are no signs of progress in the negotiations. On the table is the US proposal for a two-month truce, with the release of hostages in exchange for the entry of humanitarian aid. According to several sources close to the talks, there is no agreement on either the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip or the disarmament of Hamas.