Israeli airstrikes kill 38 Palestinians in Gaza Strip

{ GAZA WAR } ISRAEL, HAMAS SET TO RESUME TRUCE TALKS

- Agencies

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials said on Sunday, as Israel's military said it has struck over 100 targets in the embattled enclave in the past day.

The strikes came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was preparing to fly to Washington for talks at the White House aimed at pushing forward ceasefire efforts.

Meanwhile, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas were set to resume on Sunday in Doha for a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, ahead of a visit by Netanyahu to the White House.

Netanyahu had earlier announced he was sending a team to Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, though he said Hamas’s response to a draft US-backed ceasefire deal contained “unacceptable” demands.

A Palestinian official familiar with the talks and close to Hamas said international mediators had informed the group that “a new round of indirect negotiations... will begin in Doha today”.