162 Palestinians were martyred in Israeli air strikes on Gaza during the last twenty four hours.

Israeli planes and tanks have intensified attacks on densely populated Al-Maghazi, Al-Bureij and Al-Nusseirat in the centre of the coastal strip.

The Palestinian health ministry said a 17-year-old was killed and four other Palestinians wounded by Israeli army gunfire in the West Bank town of Beit Rima.

Meanwhile, The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe’s senior diplomat Josep Borrell have arrived in Istanbul on a new diplomatic push for peace in Gaza.