The five died in Tuffah, an eastern neighborhood in Gaza City, said Rami Mhanna, managing director of Shifa Hospital. Displaced Palestinians stand next to destroyed houses in Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip on Friday. Also on Friday, US President Donald Trump’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was planning to host in Florida top officials from Middle Eastern countries mediating the Gaza ceasefire, according to a US official. In the worst-case scenario, including renewed conflict and a halt of aid, the whole Gaza Strip is at risk of famine. The Israeli military agency in charge of coordinating aid to Gaza, known as COGAT, on Friday said that it strongly rejected the findings.

Source: Taipei Times December 20, 2025 16:10 UTC