Tel Aviv, 3 July 2025 (dpa/MIA) - Several Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed nearly 30 people and wounded dozens, eyewitnesses, Hamas-controlled authorities and other Palestinian sources said.

In the latest attack, at least 10 people were killed Wednesday evening, with more than 50 injured, eyewitnesses and staff at the Nasser Hospital reported. A tent housing internally displaced persons in the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Younis in the south of the blockaded coastal strip was hit, they said.

Six of the fatalities were reportedly members of one family. These claims could not initially be independently verified. Israel's military has not yet commented on the incident.

Earlier, in a separate Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in the north, at least 17 people were killed, according to Palestinian sources.

The director of the Indonesian Hospital and his family were also killed in an airstrike, the Hamas-controlled health authority stated. These claims also could not be independently verified, and there has been no statement from the Israeli army.

Movement on the diplomatic front?

Meanwhile, Hamas said on Wednesday that it is considering new proposals from mediators aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in the Gaza war.

"We are approaching the matter with great responsibility," the group said on its Telegram channel.

US President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Israel had agreed to the conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in the conflict, now in its 21st month.

This was Hamas' first response to Trump's announcement. The US, Egypt and Qatar are mediating between Israel and Hamas, with the two Arab states primarily in contact with the Palestinian side.

"We are holding national consultations to examine the proposals of our mediating brothers," Hamas said.

Israeli government mainly backs plan

In Israel, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said most of the Israeli government backs a Gaza agreement that includes the release of hostages.

"If the opportunity arises, we must not miss it!" Saar wrote on social media platform X.

He said a large majority of the Israeli population also supports a deal, as shown by numerous surveys.

However, far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is determined to prevent a deal. Israeli media reported that Ben-Gvir contacted far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to coordinate their approach on this matter.

Relatives of the hostages have heavily criticized the two politicians. Ben-Gvir opposes ending the Gaza war as long as the Palestinian militant organization Hamas is not defeated.

Opposition leader Jair Lapid told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his party would support the parliament to ensure the ceasefire deal could be implemented, despite Ben-Gvir and Smotrich's resistance.

It is unclear whether the ceasefire being discussed address the central sticking point in previous rounds of negotiations - Hamas' demand for a firm commitment that the ceasefire will lead to a permanent end to the war.

The war was triggered by the attack on Israel by Hamas and other groups on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage and abducted to Gaza.

Since the Gaza war began nearly 21 months ago, more than 57,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, according to the health authority. These figures do not distinguish between civilians and combatants but are generally considered reliable by international agencies.

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