Hopes of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire were dealt a fresh blow after 100 Palestinians were killed in a wave of air strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight.
Israel has expanded its strikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of people since Thursday, in preparation for a new ground offensive to achieve 'operational control' in parts of Gaza.
'We have at least 100 martyrs since overnight. Complete families were wiped off the civil registration record by Israeli bombardment,' Khalil Al-Deqran, Gaza health ministry spokesperson, told Reuters.
It comes as mediators hosted a new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas in an effort to bring an end to a war that has raged on since the Palestinian terror group carried out the deadly October 7 attacks in 2023.
Israel has decimated huge parts of Palestine ever since, killing more than 53,000 people, according to Gaza health authorities.
