Palestinian medics said Tuesday that Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25 people in the Gaza Strip.
The medics said strikes hit a multi-story building in the Beit Hanoun area in northern Gaza, and that most of those killed were from the same family.
The latest attacks came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was an “additional doorway” open to securing a deal with the Hamas militant group for the return of hostages seized in the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
Netanyahu said that pathway has been brought by Hamas being “more isolated than ever” as a result of Israel’s military actions against Hamas ally Hezbollah in Lebanon and the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Hamas seized about 250 hostages during the attack in which it also killed 1,200 people. About 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza, and at least one-third of them are believed to be dead.
The health ministry in Gaza said Tuesday that Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza has killed nearly 44,800 Palestinians.
The Israel-Hamas conflict sparked cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which later spiraled into intense clashes with Israeli airstrikes killing a number of Hezbollah leaders. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has been in place for about two weeks.
Hamas and Hezbollah have been designated as terror groups by the United States, United Kingdom and other Western countries.
Some material in this report came from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
