Israeli attacks kill dozens of Palestinians as hope for cease-fire dims

Israeli attacks on Wednesday, Sept. 11, killed more than two dozen Palestinians as hope for cease-fire appears to be dimming. An Israeli strike reportedly killed five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank while a separate strike in the Gaza Strip killed at least 20 people , including 16 women and children. Israel said the strikes were launched to take out members of Hamas.

The Palestinian deaths come a day after another Israeli airstrike on Tuesday, Sept. 10, killed at least 19 people in a designated humanitarian zone. The Israeli military claimed the attack was on a Hamas command and control center in the area.

The Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry said nearly 41,000 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war in Gaza. The attack started after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that killed 1,200 Israelis and saw another 250 Israelis taken hostage. Hamas fighters have since killed many of those hostages.

Meanwhile, efforts are still underway to free the remaining 101 Israeli hostages. Israeli is reportedly offering Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, whom Israel sees as the mastermind behind the Oct. 7 massacre, and his family a safe route out of Gaza, in exchange for abductees still held by the terrorist group and for Hamas to give up control of the Gaza Strip.

Israel Hostage Envoy Gal Hirsch revealed the negotiations to Bloomberg News on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

"We want demilitarization, de-radicalization of course, a new system that will manage Gaza," Hirsch said.

However, it is unclear whether Sinwar is considering the offer, given Israel's history of targeting terrorist leaders abroad and Hamas' recent execution of six Israeli hostages in Gaza, which Hirsch vowed retaliation for.

Hirsch's efforts are reportedly part of new solutions to get Israeli captives back as hopes of securing a cease-fire deal diminish. The United States, Qatar and Egypt are working out details of a new ceasefire proposal. However, Hirsch claims that Hamas is dictating terms rather than negotiating.

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