Middle East crisis live: Trump says US should turn Gaza into ‘freedom zone’ as dozens killed in Israeli strikes
by Tom Ambrose (now) and Amy Sedghi (earlier) from on (#6X9XK)
US president's reported comments in Qatar come as scores killed in a second consecutive night of heavy bombing
Gaza's civil defence agency has said that the death toll from Israeli strikes overnight into Thursday is up to 82 people, updating a previous toll.
The number of martyrs from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza has risen to 82 after the occupation targeted several homes in northern Gaza," civil defence spokesperson Mohammad al-Mughayir told AFP, after the agency earlier reported at least 50 dead (see 8.27am BST).
We're getting close to maybe doing a deal without having to do this ... there [are] two steps to doing this, there is a very, very nice step and there is the violent step, but I don't want to do it the second way.
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