In the deadliest day for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war, at least 85 Palestinians were killed across Gaza while trying to reach food, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

As ceasefire talks gain momentum, Gaza mourns the loss of at least 40 Palestinians killed overnight, intensifying the desperate call for an end to the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The killing of a leading Palestinian doctor by an Israeli airstrike deepens the crisis in Gaza’s beleaguered health system, already strained by 21 months of war.

An Israeli strike landed just 10 meters from an Al Jazeera reporter in the courtyard of Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Hospital, underscoring the perils journalists face in conflict zones.

Twenty-seven people were killed in southern Gaza on Tuesday when Israeli troops opened fire near a US-backed aid center. The Israeli military has stated that the incident is under investigation.

Former President Donald Trump has vowed to swiftly end the wars in Ukraine and Gaza, claiming he could achieve peace in just 24 hours. A recent poll explores how Americans perceive his bold promises.

As Israel expands its ground assault on Gaza, Hamas has announced that new truce talks have begun in the Qatari capital without any conditions for aid or a ceasefire. The initiation of these negotiations marks a significant development amid rising tensions.

An Israeli airstrike struck the northern gate of the Kuwaiti Field Hospital in Gaza, killing a medic and wounding nine others. The hospital, sheltering hundreds of Palestinians amid the ongoing war, was hit on Tuesday, according to a hospital spokesman.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced Hamas for returning the body of a Gaza woman instead of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas during a ceasefire agreement. Calling the act a “cruel and malicious violation,” Netanyahu vowed that Hamas would “pay the full price” for their actions amid the fragile pause in a 15-month-long conflict.