More than 10 Palestinians, including a child and two journalists, were killed on Saturday when the occupation forces targeted a group of citizens (a charity team) in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, and when drones fired at the tents of displaced people opposite the Al-Nada Towers, north of the Strip.

In the context of the negotiations, the Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement shortly before midnight on Saturday night, stating that "Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an in-depth meeting tonight on the abductees, with the participation of ministers, the negotiating team, and security chiefs."

He stated that "at the end of the session, the Prime Minister instructed the negotiating team to prepare to resume the talks based on the mediators' response to Witkoff's (US President's Middle East envoy) proposal for the immediate release of 11 living and half-dead hostages."

The Palestinian Information Center quoted press sources as saying, "Photojournalist Mahmoud Samir Islim and four other citizens were killed by Israeli drone fire at the Al-Attar junction in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip."

Local sources said that "the bombing targeted eight humanitarian and relief workers, resulting in deaths and injuries."

Despite the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip that went into effect on January 19, 2025, the Israeli occupation continues its series of violations, targeting Palestinians on an almost daily basis. It also continues to stall the implementation of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, ignoring its commitments and refusing to implement the agreement it signed.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Saturday that the death toll from the Israeli war has risen to 48,543 martyrs and 111,981 wounded since October 7, 2023. It recorded the deaths of seven people and the wounding of 26 others in the past 48 hours, in addition to the recovery of the bodies of 12 martyrs.