Strikes hit Gaza as Egyptian media says truce talks to resume

New round of ceasefire talks between Israel-Hamas to take place in Doha, Cairo Foreign powers ramp up aid airdrop, UN agencies warn this falls far short of requirement

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DEADLY airstrikes pounded the Gaza Strip as talks towards a truce between Israel and Hamas were set to resume in Cairo on Sunday, according to Egyptian state television.

Heavy fighting raged on in the besieged Palestinian territory, including in or around several hospitals, in the nearly six-month-old war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack.

As an Israel siege has deepened the humanitarian crisis, an aid delivery inside Gaza descended into deadly chaos with shots fired and a stampede before dawn on Saturday.

At least five people were killed and dozens wounded, according to a Red Crescent paramedic, while the Israeli army said it had "no record of the incident described".

Witnesses said gunshots were fired, both by Gazans overseeing the delivery and Israeli troops nearby, and that lorries hit people.

To help alleviate the suffering of Gaza's 2.4 million people, another aid ship was sailing from the Mediterranean islandnation of Cyprus to bring 400 tonnes of food relief, as part of a small flotilla.