Israeli strikes kill 37 in Gaza and 8 in Lebanon as ceasefire talks falter

Israel killed at least 37 Palestinians in Gaza and eight in southern Lebanon in a series of attacks as international efforts to broker a ceasefire faltered.

The attacks, targeting residential areas, were particularly deadly in and around the city of Khan Younis, where most of the casualties were reported from. The dead included four women and as many children from a family whose home in the al-Amal neighbourhood was shelled, Al Jazeera reported.

At least three people were also killed in a strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp.

An Israeli drone fired on displaced Palestinians sheltering in tents near Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza, injuring at least five people, while warplanes bombed the Abu Arif neighbourhood in the region. It was not immediately known if there were any casualties.

Israel also conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon, killing at least eight people, including a child. The Israeli military released footage of one of the strikes claiming it was targeting a Hezbollah cell.

Amid escalating violence in southern Lebanon, China warned its citizens in the country about the «severe and complex» security situation and advised them to leave while commercial flights were still available.

Several major countries previously advised citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears that the Israeli assault on Gaza – which began after Hamas raided southern Israel on 7 October and killed about 1,200 people – could spill over into a regional war.

The Israelis have killed over 40,000 Palestinian men, women and children in Gaza so far, according to the health authorities. They have also killed at least 632 Palestinians and displaced nearly 1,400 in over 1,000 attacks in the West Bank since 7 October, according to data from Israeli