Meanwhile, Israeli strikes killed 22 people in Gaza City, including 11 children and three women, and 19 others in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said it has struck more than 120 targets in the past 24 hours across the Gaza Strip, including Hamas military infrastructure of tunnels and weapons storage facilities.

At least 20 Palestinians died in a crowd surge at a Gaza aid site managed by the U.S.-backed GHF. The incident, involving allegations between GHF and Hamas, highlights the ongoing humanitarian challenges amid the conflict between Israel and Hamas,

Twenty Palestinians were killed Wednesday in the crush of a crowd at a food distribution site run by an Israeli-backed American organization in the Gaza Strip, the group said, the first time it has acknowledged deadly violence at its operations.