Israeli airstrikes kill at least 50 people across Gaza

A destroyed part of Gaza City as seen from southern Israel on Thursday (Tsafrir Abayov/AP)

Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 50 people, including several children, across the Gaza Strip, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone.

As the bombardment continued on Thursday and into Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had authorised a delegation from the Mossad intelligence agency, the Shin Bet internal security agency and the military to continue negotiations in Qatar toward a ceasefire deal.