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Israeli Forces Fatally Shoot Palestinian Man in Southern Gaza, Reports Say

Gaza: Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man Sunday in the southern Gaza Strip, local media reported. According to Anadolu Agency, the Palestinian state news agency WAFA stated that Israeli soldiers fatally shot the man in the Maen area of Khan Younis. The agency did not provide additional information regarding the incident. The incident occurred just hours before a peace summit on a Gaza ceasefire scheduled to take place in the Egyptian town of Sharm el-Sheikh. The summit will be co-chaired by US President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. More than 20 world leaders are expected to attend, including Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, French President Emmanuel Macron, Jordan's King Abdullah II, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, among others. The summit, according to Egypt, aims "to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and usher in a new phase of regional security and stability." Trump announced earlier that Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his 20-point plan aimed at implementing a ceasefire in Gaza. This plan includes the exchange of captives and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, with the first phase having taken effect on Friday. The situation in Gaza remains dire as Israeli attacks since October 2023 have resulted in more than 67,600 Palestinian deaths, predominantly women and children, rendering the enclave largely uninhabitable.