Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft UN cease-fire resolution.
Palestinians search for survivors after an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Al Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024.
Netanyahu has pushed back against international concern about a Rafah offensive, saying residents will be evacuated to safer areas. Where they will go in largely devastated Gaza is not clear. Israel's military rarely comments on individual strikes and blames civilian casualties on Hamas because the militants operate in dense residential areas.
Ruth Munder, freed by Hamas last year, told Army Radio she was kept on the second floor of Nasser Hospital with other hostages. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the draft "will not be adopted" and runs counter to Washington's efforts to end the fighting. Hamas has said it will not release all remaining hostages without Israel ending the war and withdrawing from Gaza. It also demands the release of hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, including top militants.
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