Israeli air strike kills at least 18 in Gaza despite hopes for ceasefire deal

The strike in Gaza early on Saturday morning hit a house and an adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people at the entrance of the town of Zawaid

Palestinian women grieve at the funeral for more than 15 people, including several children and women, killed in an Israeli strike (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

An Israeli air strike has killed at least 18 people from the same family in the Gaza Strip.

The attack came days after the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza announced the death toll surpassed 40,000 in the 10-month-old Israel-Hamas war, and just hours after officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar wrapped up two days of ceasefire talks with a message of hope that a deal could be reached.