Israeli Strike Hits Charity Kitchen in Gaza as Netanyahu, Trump Discuss New Ceasefire Efforts

Israeli Strike Hits Charity Kitchen: An Israeli strike on Monday hit next to a charity kitchen where Palestinians crowded to receive cooked meals as food supplies dwindle under Israel's month-long blockade of the Gaza Strip, one of a string of attacks in the territory that killed more than 30 people, mostly women and children, hospital officials said.

Another strike hit a media tent outside a hospital, killing two people, including a local reporter, and wounding six other journalists, medics said. The Israeli military said the strike targeted a man whom it identified as a Hamas militant posing as a journalist.

A Gazan woman, whose nephew died in the strike and whose daughter got wounded, said that they had nothing but a pot with them while they went to collect food. “They were going to get food. I told her, ‘Daughter, don’t go'...These were children, and they had nothing with them but a pot. Is a pot a weapon?” AP quoted her as saying.

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Another ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza might be in works as the former seeks to get all its hostages released from Hamas captivity, US President Donald Trump and Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu hinted after their White House meeting on Monday.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Netanyahu said, "We're working now on another deal that we hope will succeed, and we're committed to getting all the hostages out."

“The hostages are in agony, and we want to get them all out,” he added.

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“We are trying very hard to get the hostages out. We're looking at another ceasefire, we'll see what happens," said Trump.

The meeting between Netanyahu and Trumph , which largely focused on the trade relations between the two countries and ending the war in Gaza, came after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza collapsed last month.

Earlier this year, in January, Israel and Gaza had agreed to a three-phased ceasefire agreement which would see six weeks of complete ceasefire between the two countries as they engage in exchange of hostages and prisoners. However, the ceasefire ended on March 18 when Israel attacked Gaza, leading to at least 413 people dying.

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