Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and destroyed bulldozers and other heavy equipment that had been supplied by mediators to clear rubble. Separate strikes killed two people in Lebanon.

Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed more than 90 people in 48 hours, Gaza's Health Ministry said Saturday, as Israeli troops ramp up attacks to pressure Hamas to release its hostages and disarm.

The Israeli army killed at least 24 Palestinians in fresh strikes targeting homes and tents across the Gaza Strip on Monday as it continued its deadly assault on the enclave, medics said. Five people were killed and several others injured when fighter jets struck a tent for displaced people in central Gaza City, said a medical source.