Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 60 as sides consider new ceasefire deal

Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed more than 30 people in deadly violence that continues to rage as Israel and Hamas weigh up the latest ceasefire proposal (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Israeli air strikes have killed more than 60 Palestinians in southern and central Gaza, including one that hit an Israeli-declared “safe zone” crowded with thousands of displaced people.

The day’s deadliest strike came on Tuesday afternoon, hitting near a fuel station outside the southern city of Khan Younis in Muwasi, a coastal region that is part of the humanitarian “safe zone” where the Israeli military has told Palestinians to take refuge to escape offensives elsewhere.