Palestinian health officials and the local ambulance service say Israeli airstrikes and gunfire have killed at least 42 people in Gaza.

Israel said today it would halt military operations each day for 10 hours in parts of Gaza and allow new aid corridors in the shattered enclave, where

Israel’s military said it fired warning shots to distance a crowd “in response to an immediate threat” and it was not aware of any casualties.

The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.

According to staff at the Shifa hospital, most of the victims were killed by gunfire as they waited for aid trucks close to the Zikim crossing with Israel.View on euronews

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 57 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes while attempting to seek aid in Gaza over the past 24 hours, according to a media report. Many of the victims were shot dead while waiting near the Zikim crossing into Israel for trucks carrying aid, the Guardian reported.

More than 100 charity and human rights groups are warning that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being pushed toward starvation.

Israeli forces killed at least 27 people in attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including three people who died in a strike on a church that late Pope Francis used to speak to regularly, medics and church officials said.

Those killed in the strikes include four people in an apartment building in Gaza City among others, hospital staff and the ambulance service said.

As the region wakes to fresh developments, tensions, diplomacy and resilience define the headlines. From shifting alliances and security concerns to economic reforms and cultural milestones, West Asia enters a new day of high-stakes politics and fast-moving stories.