At least five killed in airstrike that hit central Gaza street, including young child

(2 May 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CLIENTS PLEASE NOTE: MATERIAL CONTAINS IMAGES OF BLOOD AND WRAPPED DEAD BODIES++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip - 2 May 2024 1. Man carries small body in blooded white sheet 2. Man lays body down next to another body wrapped in blooded white sheet 3. Various of worshippers holding prayers with bodies before them 4. Various of people carrying bodies out of the hospital to bury them, saying chants including UPSOUND (Arabic): "There is no God but Allah, and the martyr is Allah's beloved" 5. People carry person towards the hospital on makeshift stretcher 6. People place person on stretcher inside hospital 7. People carrying body of person killed in Israeli airstrike and walking towards morgue 8. Bodies on the floor, one man sitting next to bodies and crying 9. People chanting as they enter morgue with body, UPSOUND (Arabic): "Takbir (which invites people to praise God)," others respond with: "God is the greatest" STORYLINE: At least five people were killed in a strike that hit a street in central Gaza on Thursday, according to Associated Press journalists who saw the bodies. Among the five dead in the airstrike on the city of Deir al-Balah was a young child. The bodies of the dead were taken to nearby Al Aqsa Hospital, where they were seen and counted by AP journalists. The latest strikes come as cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas gather pace. The war started on Oct. 7 when Palestinian militants launched an unprecedented attack into southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people — mostly civilians — and abducting around 250 hostages. Israel says militants still hold around 100 hostages and the remains of more than 30 others. The war has driven around 80% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million from their homes, caused vast destruction in several towns and cities, and pushed northern Gaza to the brink of famine. The death toll in Gaza has soared to more than 34,500 people, according to local health officials, and the territory’s entire population has been driven into a humanitarian catastrophe. AP Video shot by Abd Al Kareem Hana Production by Wafaa Shurafa =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ #israelhamaswar #aistrike #mourning You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/59201daf59f74364ba8ea771e1a1f2c9

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