Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people including young quintuplets overnight and into Sunday, health officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to try to seal a cease-fire deal that could help ease soaring regional tensions.

The U.S. and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar have said they were closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism. But Hamas in a statement Sunday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of setting new conditions, including his refusal of a complete withdrawal of forces from Gaza.

The evolving proposal calls for a three-phase process in which Hamas would release all hostages abducted during its Oct. 7 attack, which triggered the deadliest war fought between Israelis and Palestinians. In exchange, Israel would withdraw its forces from Gaza and release Palestinian prisoners.

TVNL Comment:  AMONG THE DEAD WERE SIX CHILDREN IN THE SAME FAMILY.  FIVE WERE  TEN YEAR OLD QUINTUPLETS.  THE SIXTH WAS 18 MONTHS OLD. THEY ALL WERE BURIED IN THE SAME BODY BAG. WERE THESE CHILDREN TERRORISTS?  OR DID THEY LIVE ON LAND THE ISRAELIS WANT IN THIS LAND GRAB?

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