Gaza Israeli negotiators were due in Qatar on Friday to resume stalled talks on a Gaza ceasefire in a last-ditch attempt before Donald Trump takes office in the US, as Israel stepped up assaults on the enclave.

Gaza's civil defence agency said around 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a truce in the war were set to resume in Qatar later.The Israeli military said three rockets targeted its territory from the Gaza Strip,

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital staff said, as often-stalled ceasefire talks to end the Israel-Hamas war were set to resume in Qatar. Sirens sounded across Israel for missiles fired from Yemen.

Dozens of people were killed across the enclave the previous day, bringing the total killed in the past 24 hours to 56.

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 26 people across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, hitting Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone, as the daily bombardment continues and the latest efforts toward a ceasefire appear to have stalled.