Israeli strike kills 5, Egypt hosts Gaza talks
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- Israeli airstrike on a Hamas‑led police station in Khan Younis on June 7 killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 16 others.
- Egypt began hosting a new round of truce talks with Hamas and other Palestinian factions, expected to last a few days.
- Hamas’ nearly 10,000 police officers are a sticking point: Hamas wants them in a new Gaza police force, while Israel rejects any Hamas‑affiliated personnel.
- Board of Peace, led by former President Donald Trump, was created last year to oversee a phased ceasefire but has postponed key disputes such as Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal.
- Gaza health authorities report that nearly 73,000 people have been killed in the war, most of them civilians.
- Hazem Qassem said Hamas is open to ideas that would end Israeli attacks and urged the Board of Peace to stop being “biased” toward Israel.
Why it matters: The strike shows the truce is fragile, undermining the US‑backed peace plan that seeks Israeli withdrawal and Hamas disarmament, while Egypt’s talks bring Hamas and other factions back to the negotiating table, affecting Gaza’s security arrangements and humanitarian aid flow.
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