Israeli forces have bombed a cafe, a school and food distribution sites in Gaza, killing at least 95 Palestinians, and attacked a hospital, wounding several more people.
At least 62 of the victims of Monday’s attacks were in Gaza City and the north of the territory.
The figure includes 39 people who were killed in an Israeli strike on a seaside cafe, Al-Baqa cafeteria, in northern Gaza City. Dozens more were wounded.
Among the dead was journalist Ismail Abu Hatab, as well as women and children who had gathered at the cafe.
One witness said that Israeli fighter jets carried out the strike.
“We found people torn apart,” said Yahya Sharif. “This place wasn’t affiliated with anyone – no politics and no military association whatsoever. It was packed with people including children for a birthday party.”
The bombing flattened the cafe and left a huge crater in the ground.
A day after Trump called to “Make the deal in Gaza, get the hostages back”, Israel’s strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer, a confidant of Prime Minister Benjamin
