An Israeli airstrike killed a Hamas political leader in southern Gaza. Palestinian officials put the death toll from months of conflict at over 50,000.

At least 49 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the last 24 hours, according to health officials, as Arab mediators scrambled to restart a ceasefire. An airstrike in a neighborhood in western Gaza City early Saturday morning,

The dead in the early-morning airstrike in a neighbourhood in western Gaza City included three women and five children, according to Shifa Hospital, which received the bodies.

Israeli strikes have killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours, according to health officials. The dead in the early morning airstrike in an area in western Gaza City include