Hamas authorities say Israeli attacks kill at least 21 people in Gaza

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip today, Hamas-run health authorities say, as mediators reach out to Israel and Hamas to seek a resumption of ceasefire talks to end the war.

Authorities say an Israeli airstrike killed at least nine people at a school housing displaced families in the Sheikh Radwan suburb in Gaza City, while another strike killed nine people near a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the south of the enclave.

Three other people were killed by Israeli gunfire and dozens were wounded as crowds awaited UN aid trucks along a main route in central Gaza, medics say, the latest in a series of multiple fatalities at aid distribution points.

There is no immediate comment from the Israeli military. Israel says its operations seek to eliminate terror operatives who hide behind Gaza’s civilian population.