Tel Aviv, 15 January 2025 (dpa/MIA) - A Palestinian report on Wednesday said at least 36 people had been killed as the Israeli military continues to attack the Gaza Strip despite widespread hopes of a ceasefire deal in Qatar.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported dozens of deaths and numerous injuries in new Israeli operations across various parts of the largely destroyed coastal strip.

The Israeli military said in a statement that within 24 hours it had "struck more than 50 terrorist targets across the Gaza Strip, including terrorist cells, weapons storage facilities, underground infrastructure, anti-tank fire positions, and Hamas military structures."

Overnight, the air force attacked a "command and control centre" located in a former school building in Daraj Tuffah, where a terrorist "who served in a central position" was present.

Since the beginning of the Gaza war following a massacre by Islamists Hamas and others in Israel on October 7 2023, more than 46,600 people have been killed in the coastal strip, according to Palestinian sources. More than 110,000 have been injured, they say.

The Israeli military states it is doing everything possible to avoid civilian casualties.

On Tuesday, mediator Qatar and Israel said a deal was close on a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages along with Palestinian prisoners.

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