Israeli Strikes Kill Four in Gaza as Ceasefire Discussions Continue in Cairo
Ongoing Conflict and Ceasefire Negotiations in Gaza
Recent Israeli Strikes and Casualties
CAIRO, April 30 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, health officials said, as Hamas leaders met mediators in Cairo to discuss ways to reinvigorate a fragile six-month-old U.S.-brokered truce.
Medics said an Israeli strike killed at least three people near the Salahudeen road in the central Gaza Strip, and another killed one person near a hospital in the city of Deir Al-Balah further south.
The Israeli military did not immediately comment on either report.
Violence Despite Ceasefire
Violence in Gaza has persisted despite an October 2025 ceasefire, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other for truce violations.
At least 800 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire took effect, according to local medics. Israel says militant attacks have killed four of its soldiers over the same period.
Ceasefire Talks in Cairo
On Thursday, a Hamas official told Reuters a delegation from the group arrived in Cairo two days earlier for meetings with mediators over U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.
Details of the U.S.-Brokered Plan
Sources close to the talks said efforts to push Israel and Hamas into the implementation of a second phase have made little progress.
Plan Provisions and Challenges
According to the plan, Israel is meant to pull back further in the second phase as a transitional authority assumes control in Gaza and a multinational security force is deployed. Hamas is supposed to be disarmed, under the plan, as reconstruction begins.
Background: The Gaza War and Its Toll
More than 72,500 Palestinians have been killed since the Gaza war began in October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attacks on Israel - which precipitated the Gaza war - killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies.
(Reporting by Nidal al-Mughrabi; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
