The Al-Shaer family went to bed hungry at their home in Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike killed them in their sleep.

Health authorities say Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people. Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 21 people late Tuesday and early Wednesday. More than half of those killed were women and children, health authorities said.

Local media report Walaa al-Jabari was pregnant during the attack, which killed her, her unborn child, her husband and their four other children

Israeli ground troops for the first time have pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based.

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern areas of the Gazan city of Deir Al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes some of the remaining hostages may be held.