At least 17 Palestinians have been killed in new Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-controlled civil defence force reported on Wednesday. Ten people were killed when a school building in the city of Gaza was bombarded,

For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.

Health officials in the Hamas-run enclave said eight Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli strike that hit the Al-Tabeaeen School, which was sheltering displaced families in Gaza City. Among those killed were two sons of former Hamas spokesman, Fawzi Barhoum, according to medics and Barhoum himself.

Rami al-Khalidi and his four children woke on Wednesday morning as they often do: terrified as Israeli bombs rain down in southern Gaza.

Khan Younis, Gaza Strip - Recent The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in Gaza had risen to 44,249, with 104,746 injured, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement released on Tuesday.