Israeli forces demolished houses in eastern areas of Gaza City yesterday, with aerial and tank fire killing at least 23 people, according to local health authorities, as the Palestinian group Hamas told mediators it was ready to resume ceasefire talks.

Israeli planes and tanks bombed multiple areas across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 60 Palestinians, including 25 aid seekers, according to residents and medical officials.

The 24-hour death toll was the worst in a week and added to the massive fatalities from the nearly two-year war

Israeli planes and tanks bombarded eastern areas of Gaza City yesterday, killing at least 20 people, witnesses and medics said, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya arrived in Cairo for talks to revive a US-backed ceasefire plan.

Condemnations poured in from the United Nations and media rights groups yesterday after an Israeli strike killed an Al Jazeera news team in Gaza, as Palestinians mourned the journalists and Israel accused one of them of being a Hamas militant.

'The secretary-general calls for an independent and impartial investigation into these latest killings,' said UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric

Two of its correspondents and three cameramen were killed in an Israeli strike on their tent in Gaza City

The Qatari broadcaster said three other of its journalists were also killed, and an official at nearby Shifa Hospital said there were seven people killed in total

Israeli strikes across the besieged Gaza Strip yesterday killed at least 39 Palestinians as the death toll from Israeli-induced starvation since the offensive began rose to 217, including 100 children.

The Israel PM says his only choice is to seize Gaza City; UN Security Council hears new calls for ceasefire, aid

Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand the conflict and capture Gaza City

A further 11 deaths resulting from malnutrition have been reported in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

Israel’s military will “take control” of Gaza City under a new plan approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet, touching off a wave of criticism yesterday from both inside and outside the country.

The first time Germany acknowledged denying military support to its long-time ally

Netanyahu said Israel intended to take military control of the entire strip despite intensifying criticism at home and abroad over the devastating almost two-year-old war.

The Israel PM says Israel intends to take military control of all of Gaza and will eventually hand it over to armed forces

Between June and July, the number of admissions for malnutrition almost doubled -- from 6,344 to 11,877 -- according to UNICEF

Hamas accused Israel of forcing truck drivers to take unsafe routes to reach aid distribution centres.

Israel's military response has devastated the tiny, crowded enclave, killing more than 61,000 people

The debate has divided the country and strained private relationships, undermining national unity at Israel's moment of greatest need in the midst of its longest war.