Israeli air strike kills nine in Gaza, local ministry says, during ceasefire disputes
Several were critically injured as the strike hit a car, with casualties inside and outside the vehicle, health officials told Reuters.
Witnesses and fellow journalists said the people in the car were on a mission for a charity called
The Israeli military initially said it had struck two "terrorists" operating a drone that posed a threat to its forces and several people who collected the drone equipment.
In another statement it named six men that it said were members of Palestinian militant groups
The incident underscores the fragility of the
"The team was made of civilians and worked in an area near a shelter on a mission sponsored by a charity. They were not in a prohibited area and didn't pose any danger of any kind to the occupation army," Marouf said in a statement.
CEASEFIRE IMPASSE
Later on Saturday,
It urged mediators to compel
Responding to some of the incidents reported by
Since a first phase of the ceasefire expired on
The incidents coincided with a visit by
On Friday,
The war began when
(Reporting by
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