Dozens of Israeli strikes hit the Gaza Strip over the weekend after Israeli and Hamas officials resumed indirect ceasefire talks through mediators in Qatar.
Israel's military said on Sunday it hit more than 100 targets across the enclave over the weekend, including sites where militants fired shells into Israeli territory. It said the strikes killed Hamas militants and the military took measures to reduce the risk of harming civilians. The allegations could not be independently verified.
In a statement issued by the Gaza Health Ministry on Sunday, 88 Palestinians were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes in the last 24 hours. Gaza Civil Defense, emergency agencysaid its crews were responding to multiple airstrikes on family homes Sunday that left several people dead and injured.
Pressure is mounting on both sides to reach a ceasefire deal that would include the release of hostages held in Gaza before President-elect Donald J. Trump takes office on January 20.
On Friday night, Hamas officials said they would resume meetings in Qatar's capital, Doha to reach a cease-fire agreement. Israel said last week it was also sending a delegation of mid-level security officials to meet with mediators in Qatar.
Multiple rounds of previous talks have failed amid gaps in the two sides' demands. As hopes for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas rise again, Palestinians and human rights groups say. humanitarian situation It is getting more desperate in Gaza.
Palestine Red Crescent Society he said on Sunday Israel's airstrikes on al-Amal hospital in the south of Khan Younis city caused serious damage to several hospital facilities and killed one person.
Gaza's health ministry said on Sunday that the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza is no longer serving the sick or wounded – leaving the northern part of the enclave. without any functioning hospital amid constant bombardment.
The Israeli army has been attacking the resurgent Hamas forces in northern Gaza for more than three months.
Aaron Boxerman contributed to this report.