61 individuals were killed in Gaza by Israeli attacks within 48 hours, while the United Nations is currently pursuing vaccinations

Israeli forces engaged in a battle against Hamas-led militants in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of at least 61 individuals within a 48-hour period, according to local physicians on Saturday.

Despite numerous rounds of diplomacy, the conflict has yet to be resolved and the release of Israeli and foreign detainees held in Gaza, as well as numerous Palestinians currently incarcerated in Israel, despite the fact that the war has been ongoing for eleven months.

An Israeli airstrike on the Halima al-Sa’diyya school compound, which serves as a sanctuary for displaced individuals in the Jabalia urban refugee camp, resulted in the deaths of at least eight individuals and the injuries of fifteen others, according to medical professionals.

A Hamas command center within the compound was the objective of the Israeli military strike, according to the military. The Islamist militant group was accused of repeatedly exploiting civilians and civilian infrastructure for military purposes, an allegation that Hamas denies.

An additional five individuals were slain in a house attack in Gaza City.

Palestinian physicians reported that an Israeli strike targeted Amr Ibn Ala’as school, which is located in the Sheikh Radwan suburb of Gaza City and serves as a residence for displaced families. The strike resulted in the deaths of four individuals and the injury of 25 others later that day.

The Israeli military stated that the air strike was directed at a command center in the compound that had previously been a school, which was operated by Hamas militants.

A total of 28 individuals were slain in the Gaza Strip by Israeli military strikes on Saturday, according to Palestinian health officials.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Fatah’s armed branches claimed that they had engaged Israeli troops in Gaza City, central areas, and the southern region with anti-tank rockets and mortar bombs. In certain instances, they detonated bombs to target tanks and other military vehicles.

The mediators, which included the United States, Egypt, and Qatar, were unable to negotiate a ceasefire, and the two warring factions continued to assign responsibility to one another. The U.S. is preparing to present a new proposal; however, the likelihood of a resolution is low due to the substantial gaps between the two parties.

William Burns, the primary U.S. negotiator and CIA Director, announced at an event in London that a more comprehensive proposal would be presented in the near future.

Pauses in the fight against polio vaccinations Go on.

Antony Blinken, the U.S. Secretary of State, stated on Thursday that Israel and Hamas, which governed Gaza prior to the war and was accountable for the Oct. 7 killing rampage against Jews in Israel that precipitated it, must make concessions in order to facilitate a settlement.

Senior Hamas official Hossam Badran stated on Saturday that the group had not made any new demands and was still committed to the July 2 proposal put forth by the United States. He accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of imposing new conditions that would not result in the end of the conflict.

Netanyahu asserts that Hamas was responsible for the introduction of conditions that were deemed objectionable.

Nevertheless, the United Nations, in partnership with local health authorities, has implemented a campaign to immunize 640,000 children in Gaza following the first polio case in the region in approximately 25 years, despite the current impasse. Progression of the campaign has been enabled by brief interruptions in the combat.

U.N. officials reported that they were making progress, having reached more than half of the children in the southern and central Gaza Strip who required the initial two phases of the drops.

On Sunday, the campaign will relocate to the northern Gaza Strip. A second vaccination will be necessary four weeks following the initial one.

The most recent carnage in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict occurred on October 7, when the Hamas group launched an attack on Israel, resulting in the deaths of 1,200 individuals and the abduction of approximately 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

The local health ministry has reported that Israel’s subsequent attack on the enclave has resulted in the deaths of over 40,900 Palestinians, as well as the displacement of nearly the entire 2.3 million population. This has caused a starvation crisis and raised allegations of genocide at the World Court, which Israel denies.