Casualties among innocent civilians in an Israeli bombardment targeting a building in Deir el-BalahLibyan-Malian discussions to strengthen cooperation relations.

GAZA: Several Palestinian civilians, mostly children and women, were killed and others injured late last night in an airstrike by Israeli occupation forces on a residential building in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that at least 11 civilians, most of them children and women, were killed and several others were injured, as Israeli fighter jets targeted a home belonging to the Thabet family in the Beshara neighborhood in central Deir al-Balah. Yesterday, local health authorities in Gaza announced that Israeli forces committed 7 massacres against families in the Strip, resulting in the deaths of 63 civilians and the injury of 112 others in the previous 24 hours. In a preliminary toll, the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has resulted in nearly 31,553 Palestinians killed, the majority of whom are children and women, with injuries reaching 73,546 since October 7th of last year. Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdallah Diop, and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs in the Government of National Unity, Mohamed Issa, discussed in Bamako yesterday Libyan-Malian relations and ways to strengthen and develop them. During the meeting held at the Libyan delegation's residence in Bamako, Diop affirmed the depth of bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries, stressing the importance of enhancing political ties between the two countries. Diop expressed his thanks and welcomed Libya's participation in the meeting of the African political alliance. For his part, Issa stressed the importance of the role played by Mali in Africa, especially the Sahel region, highlighting the importance of strengthening security cooperation, especially combating terrorism. Issa thanked and appreciated Mali for its cooperation with Libya on regional issues, including the great cooperation in the Sahel-Sahara headquarters group, calling for the importance of signing and approving the protocol of the African Investment Bank, where Libya hosts its headquarters. The two sides stressed strengthening relations between the two countries and working to enhance cooperation in different areas in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries and people. Source: Libyan News Agency