Several children were killed in an Israeli airstrike at a water distribution point in central Gaza Sunday, health officials said, one of several deadly incidents in the territory that come as ceasefire talks in Doha falter.

(Reuters) -Israeli and Hamas negotiators have been taking part in the latest round of ceasefire talks in Doha since July 6, discussing a U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that envisages a phased release of hostages,

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials told the Associated Press on Sunday, as Israel's military said it has struck over 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day.

A senior UN World Food Programme official said the situation in the Gaza Strip is “worse than I’ve ever seen it before” with about 90,000 women and children suffering from malnutrition, and again called for a ceasefire.

New details have emerged of the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal submitted by mediators to Hamas, while Israel has sent a negotiating team to Qatar ahead of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White Hou

A total of 50 hostages remain in the Gaza Strip of the 251 people abducted by Hamas during its October 7, 2023, attack on Israel that killed approximately 1,200 people. Israeli authorities say 20 of the hostages are still alive. Hamas-run health authorities report over 57,000 Palestinian deaths since 2023 in the Israel's response.

Several Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian groups in Gaza over the past few weeks, which experts say shows their tactical evolution and growing strain on the Israeli military

"What is a cease-fire? Don’t mistake it with peace," writes one reader. Another: "Hamas is losing the war tactically but winning strategically."