32 killed by new Israeli strikes in Gaza

AFP | Palestinian

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Territories Israel launched an intensified offensive in Gaza yesterday aimed at “the defeat of Hamas”, with rescuers in the Palestinian territory reporting at least 32 killed by new Israeli strikes.

The stepped-up campaign came amid growing international concern over worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where an Israeli aid blockade continues to restrict aid.

One of the territory’s last functioning hospitals said it could no longer treat seriously wounded patients due to shortages and damage from a nearby attack.

The escalation also came as Hamas said a new round of indirect negotiations with Israel “without any preconditions” aimed at ending the war had started in Doha. Israel’s military said the operation marked “the expansion of the battle in the Gaza Strip”.