Israeli airstrikes kill over 40 as war toll tops 58,000 in the Gaza Strip

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli airstrikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled.

- Agencies

Gaza’s health ministry said on Sunday that more than 58,000 people have been killed in the war.

In the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war, Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people and abducted 251 in a raid on northern Israel. Out of 251 people taken hostage that day, 49 are still held in Gaza, including 27 that the Israeli military says are dead.