Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli air strike on a house on Thursday.
In short:
Strikes hit Gaza City on Thursday, killing 41 people, including against what Israel's military says were Hamas command and control complexes.
It came as a Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) report said Israel's campaign in Gaza showed "signs of ethnic cleansing". Israel is yet to comment on the report.
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A potential ceasefire is still under negotiation, with key points of difference between the two sides emerging.
A series of Israeli strikes killed at least 41 Palestinians on Thursday, as negotiations continue around the clock towards a potential ceasefire between militant group Hamas and Israel.
It came as Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) published a report that said there were "signs of ethnic cleansing" in Israel's offensive in Gaza.
The mediators, at talks in Egypt and Qatar, are trying to forge a deal to pause the 14-month-old war in Gaza, which has been raging since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, killing over 1,200 people.
Hopes of breakthrough in Israel-Hamas truce talks
Photo shows The silhouettes of a military vehicle and soldier against an orange sunset sky along the Gaza border.
A proposed deal between the two sides that would include a release of hostages seized from Israel on October 7, as well as Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Mediators had managed to narrow some gaps on previous sticking points but differences remained, sources have told Reuters.
A source said one issue was Israel's demand to retain the right to act against any possible military threat from Gaza and the stationing of Israeli forces during phases of the deal.
Earlier this week, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz insisted Israel would have security control over Gaza with full freedom of action after defeating Hamas.
The Israeli government says about 100 hostages are still being held, but it is unclear how many are alive.
Israel's campaign has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, displaced most of the 2.3 million population and reduced much of the coastal enclave to ruins.
Multiple strikes hit Gazan cities
In Gaza, medics said at least 13 Palestinians were killed overnight in separate Israeli air strikes, including on two houses in Gaza City and a central camp.
Medics said an Israeli air strike killed nine people near Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, while another killed four others at a housing project near Beit Lahiya in the north. There was no Israeli comment.
Later on Thursday, air strikes killed at least 15 Palestinians in two shelters housing displaced families in eastern Gaza City's suburb of Tuffah, medics said, bringing Thursday's death toll to 41.
Patients arrive at a hospital in Gaza City following Thursday's air strikes. (Reuters: Dawoud Abu Alkas)
The Israeli military said it struck Hamas militants operating in command and control complexes in areas that were previously used as the Al-Karama and Sha'ban Schools in Tuffah.
It said Hamas used the complexes to plan and execute attacks against its forces.
Residents of Jabalia in northern Gaza, where Israel's army has operated since October, said forces blew up clusters of houses overnight.
One resident of Jabalia, Adel, urged both sides to reach an agreement to pause fighting.
"The longer those talks last, the more destruction and death takes place in Gaza. Jabalia, Beit Hanoun, and Beit Lahiya are being wiped out, Rafah too," he said.
MSF says Israel campaign shows 'clear signs' of ethnic cleansing
A report published by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) on Thursday said there were clear signs of ethnic cleansing in Israel's offensive as Palestinians were forcibly displaced and bombed.
Israel's warfare in Gaza 'consistent with characteristics of genocide', UN says
Photo shows A Palestinian girl aged around four sits in the dirt in front of a beige cloth tent surrounded by other tents
"The signs of ethnic cleansing and the ongoing devastation — including mass killings, severe physical and mental health injuries, forced displacement, and impossible conditions of life for Palestinians under siege and bombardment — are undeniable," the aid group's head Christopher Lockyear said in the report.
"Palestinians have been killed in their homes and in hospital beds … people cannot find even the most basic necessities like food, clean water, medicines, and soap amid a punishing siege and blockade," the report said.
There was no immediate Israeli comment on the Medecins Sans Frontieres report.
But Israel's government has previously denied carrying out ethnic cleansing and says its campaign is aimed at wiping out Hamas and preventing it from regrouping.
Israel has accused the militant group of exploiting civilian infrastructure and the population as a human shield. Hamas has denied this.
Reuters