Gaza: Dozens killed in new strikes amid reports of talks

Deadly Israeli airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip overnight as talks towards a truce between Israel and Hamas were set to resume in Cairo Sunday, according to Egyptian state television.

Israeli attacks continued in the besieged and devastated Palestinian territory, including around several hospitals.

At least 75 people were killed overnight in new Israeli bombardment and ground attacks, most of them women and children, according to Gaza's health ministry.

Gaza's government media office also said that over 400 people – including medical staff, patients, and displaced people, had been killed in a 13-day siege of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza city.

It added that Israeli forces were detaining 107 people, including 30 patients and 61 medical workers in inhumane conditions on the hospital grounds.

A near-total Israeli siege amid the attacks has deepened the humanitarian crisis and an aid delivery inside Gaza descended into deadly chaos on Saturday with shots fired and a stampede.

At least five people died, according to a Red Crescent paramedic. Witnesses told AFP that shots were fired, both by Gazans overseeing the delivery and Israeli troops nearby, and that panicked lorry drivers sped off and hit several people.

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