Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza as ceasefire talks stall

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00:00The Gaza Strip hit again by Israeli bombs.

00:04The strikes targeted the town of Deir el-Bala in the center of the enclave,

00:09as well as this displaced persons camp further south in Han Yunus.

00:15A projectile landed in the middle of the tents.

00:20Civilians were sleeping peacefully,

00:22and suddenly this drone does a round over the camp

00:25and drops a missile directly on the tents.

00:27Ten people were martyred, most of them children.

00:31And the majority of those injured were also children.

00:36The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.

00:41In the morgue, though, the body bags are piling up.

00:44Grief-stricken relatives mourn their loved ones as they say their final goodbyes.

00:50This woman lost her five-year-old son in the latest airstrike.

00:54The world isn't seeing how people are dying.

00:58Children are dying.

01:00Who do you think's dying? Militants?

01:02Are my children militants?

01:04They slept thirsty and hungry.

01:06No one is left.

01:08The rest are dead.

01:09My family is gone.

01:11My family has been erased.

01:12The Israeli army announced it had struck 250 targets over the past 48 hours,

01:19including sniper positions and weapons storage facilities.

01:23Meanwhile, Hamas and Israel are discussing a truce in Qatar,

01:27but negotiations are on the verge of breaking down.

01:31The main sticking point, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave.

01:35Hamas wants them gone, while Israel wants to keep a buffer zone

01:39and control of around 40 percent of the territory.

01:44Since the start of the war, more than 57,800 people have been killed in Gaza,

01:49according to the health ministry.

01:52More than half have been women and children.

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