Media: Israeli strikes kill over 100 people in Gaza
The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it had conducted airstrikes against 35 targets in the area of Beit Hanoun in northern Gaza. It said the targets included underground Hamas infrastructure.
Footage released by the military shows that explosions occurred one after another and columns of smoke rose over a wide area with many buildings.
A Palestinian media outlet reported on Saturday that 110 people were killed in Israeli bombing in Gaza. Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera reported that Israeli raids on Sunday left 27 people dead, including in Nuseirat in central Gaza.
The attacks came amid indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar. Those discussions are based on a US proposal that calls for a 60-day truce. But there have been no reports of major progress in the talks.
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