Live Updates: Several killed, others injured in Israeli strikes on homes in Gaza

Sunday, February 25, 2024

9:50 GMT – Several killed, others injured in Israeli strikes on homes

A number of Palestinians were killed on Sunday as Israeli aircraft bombed homes in various areas of the Gaza Strip, local media reported.

"Israeli warplanes bombed a residence belonging to the Kali family in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, resulting in the tragic killing of three Palestinians there," the Palestinian official news agency Wafa reported.

Another raid targeted a home in the Al-Shaaf area, east of the Gaza City, killing one and wounding others, medical sources told Anadolu.

08:50 GMT — Israeli delegation heads to Doha for more talks on Gaza captives

Israel's war cabinet approved sending negotiators to Qatar to continue talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and the return of captives being held in Gaza, officials and local media said.

The talks began in Paris, where the head of Israel's overseas intelligence service Mossad and his counterpart at the domestic Shin Bet security service met with mediators from the United States, Egypt and Qatar.

National security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said in a televised interview that the "delegation has returned from Paris -- there is probably room to move towards an agreement".

08:12 GMT — Yemen’s Houthis hits American oil tanker, warships

The Houthis said that they targeted an American oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden and American warships in the Red Sea.

Spokesman of Yemen's Houthi armed forces, Yahya Saree, made the announcement on Telegram but did not provide information on the results of the attacks.

Saree said that the attacks were carried out in response to aggression against the Palestinian people and strikes by the Americans and the British against Yemen.

07:30 GMT — Houthis says US, UK carried out air strikes in Yemeni capital

The US and the UK carried out airstrikes Saturday in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, according to the Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television.

No further details were provided about the attacks.

The Pentagon said in a coordinated effort, the US and the UK, alongside support from Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand, carried out strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled areas.

07:00 GMT — Qassam Brigades sniped Israeli officer, targeted armoured personnel carrier in Gaza City

The Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, announced that its fighters sniped an Israeli officer and targeted an armored personnel carrier in Gaza City.

The group said in separate statements on Telegram that fighters “succeeded in sniping a Zionist officer with a Qassam ‘Ghoul ’ rifle in the southern Zaytoun neighbourhood in Gaza City,” without providing details.

It shared a picture on Telegram that was captioned: “57 missions carried out by Qassam snipers, including 34 with the ‘Ghoul’ rifle.”

For our live updates from Saturday, February 24, click here.