Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar.

Israeli military strikes across Gaza killed at least 22 people on Wednesday, Palestinian medics said, as the U.S. stepped up efforts to overcome sticking points between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire to end the war.

Gaza A wave of Israeli air strikes targeting the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours has killed at least 51 Palestinians as the war in the territory rages despite reports of recent progress in long-running talks aimed at a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Israeli forces launched airstrikes in the Shejaia suburb of Gaza City, with local medics reporting at least eight fatalities. The Israeli Defense Forces stated that the strikes were aimed at locations used by militants for rocket launches into Israel.

Residents and medics said at least 14 people were in the house of one family when the strike destroyed the building.