Dozens of Palestinians were killed in Israel’s military operations in northern Gaza over the weekend, including a raid on a hospital where hundreds of people had been sheltering alongside patients.
Meanwhile, the fallout continued from Israel’s airstrikes on Iran, with each country appearing to move toward de-escalation as world leaders urged the sides to avoid a wider war.
Here’s what to know from the weekend:
In Gaza:
• An Israeli strike killed several people at a school west of Gaza City on Sunday, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. Video from the scene showed victims being placed in pick-up trucks, including at least two children, and several people who appeared to be dead on the ground. Israel’s military claimed it targeted Hamas operatives in the strike.
At least 30 medical staff were detained by Israeli forces at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health. The director of the hospital told CNN the situation at the medical center was dire, with resources dwindling and now even fewer people to care for patients. The director’s 21-year-old son was killed by Israeli shelling at the hospital, he said.
• Nearby, about 40 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on residential buildings in Beit Lahiya late Saturday, health officials said. Dr. Khalil Al-Daqran, the spokesperson for Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, said Sunday that in addition to those killed, more than 80 people had been wounded in the strikes on a residential area in the city.
• The head of the World Health Organization called attacks on health care in Gaza “deplorable” and the conditions in northern Gaza “catastrophic.” The “devastation and deprivation” caused by Israel’s military in the north of the enclave is “making the conditions of life untenable” for Palestinians there, the spokesperson for the United Nations’ Secretary-General António Guterres said.
In Israel:
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s strikes on Iran had severely damaged Tehran’s defense capabilities, without providing further details on what was targeted. Iran said Israel attacked military facilities across the country Saturday morning, killing one civilian in addition to four army personnel, and causing “limited damage.”
• Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also said that Hezbollah and Hamas are no longer “effective” proxies for Iran after Israeli operations killed several leading figures from the two groups in recent weeks.
• More than 30 people were injured and one was killed when a truck rammed a bus near a military base in central Israel on Sunday, according to Israeli emergency services.
Ceasefire talks:
• Elsewhere, talks aimed at restarting hostage and ceasefire negotiations for Gaza resumed Sunday, the first high-level talks in two months. Egypt, which helps mediate between Hamas and Israel, is proposing an initial two-day ceasefire and exchange.