Six Palestinians Killed in Gaza Amid Intensified Truce Efforts
At least six Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to health officials, as mediators worked to salvage a US-brokered ceasefire. An Israeli air strike reportedly killed four people near a hospital in Jabalia refugee camp, while two others died in separate shooting incidents in Khan Younis and Gaza City. The Israeli military has not commented on these incidents.
Israeli strikes and gunfire resulted in the deaths of at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials reported. This violence occurred amidst intensified efforts by mediators to preserve a US-brokered ceasefire.
Medics stated that an Israeli air strike killed at least four individuals near Al-Yeman Al-Saeed Hospital in the Jabalia refugee camp, located north of the enclave. Additionally, two other Palestinians were reportedly killed in separate shooting incidents in Khan Younis, in the south, and Gaza City. The Israeli military has not issued an immediate comment regarding these incidents.
The violence unfolded as mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkiye concluded week-long discussions with Hamas and other Palestinian factions. These talks focused on implementing the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, which envisages Hamas disarming and Israel withdrawing its forces.
An October 2025 truce, brokered by President Trump, has reportedly not succeeded in halting Israeli attacks in Gaza or securing the disarmament of Hamas fighters. Health officials indicate that Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 950 people since this truce took effect.
Hamas attributes the lack of a full agreement to end the Gaza conflict to Israel's refusal to fulfill the first-phase obligations agreed upon in October. These initial obligations had ceased major fighting but did not end Israeli attacks. Israel, conversely, asserts that its strikes are aimed at thwarting imminent attacks by Hamas and other fighters.
On Sunday, Hamas and other factions announced they had provided a written response to a 15-point blueprint presented by the mediators and Trump’s Board of Peace. While details of their response were not disclosed, sources close to the talks indicated that the factions agreed to 14 out of the 15 items.
The primary point of disagreement remains the disarmament of Hamas, which has linked any full disarmament to the initiation of a political process towards a Palestinian state. Israel, however, insists that Hamas must disarm, relinquish power in Gaza, and have no future role in the enclave.
According to Dawn Pakistan, these events were published on June 15th, 2026.
