Israeli strikes kill at least 38 in Gaza as ceasefire talks reach critical point
by Jason Burke in Jerusalem and Malak A Tantesh in Ga from on (#6YF39)
Benjamin Netanyahu travels to Washington as momentum gathers in negotiations for a US-sponsored deal
Israeli warplanes launched a wave of strikes in Gaza on Sunday, killing at least 38 Palestinians, according to hospital officials, as talks over a ceasefire in the devastated territory reached a critical point.
Officials at Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis said 18 people were killed by strikes in al-Mawasi, a nearby coastal area that is crowded with tented encampments of those displaced by fighting elsewhere.
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