Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Raises Doubts About Trump Peace Plan

The Israeli military on Tuesday carried out a deadly strike on a seaside cafe in Gaza City, one day after President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner visited Israel in an effort to restart American peace efforts. Mr. Kushner met in Jerusalem on Monday with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an attempt to advance Mr. Trump’s 15-point proposal for disarming Hamas, restoring calm to Gaza and beginning the reconstruction of the war-torn enclave. Last month, Mr. Trump announced that his Board of Peace had reached an agreement with Hamas to disarm, and the agreement stipulated, in part, that Israel must fulfill its obligations under the October cease-fire deal, which called for immediately suspending Israeli attacks. The airstrike on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including a child, and wounded 14, according to Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya, head of Al-Shifa Hospital. Several of those were in critical condition, and medical workers were “trying to save their lives,” he said. In a statement, the Israeli military said that it had struck Hamas commanders planning to attack Israeli troops in the northern Gaza Strip, adding that “steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians.” It noted in a separate statement that one of those targeted had “infiltrated Israeli territory and participated in the Oct. 7 massacre,” referring to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel that ignited the war in Gaza. Image The damaged seafront cafe after an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza port. Credit... Saher Alghorra for The New York Times We are having trouble retrieving the article content. Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in . Want all of The Times? Subscribe .