Israeli military strikes across Gaza have killed at least 22 people as international mediators pursue efforts to seal a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reports.

An airstrike killed at least 10 people in a multi-storey house in the Sheikh Radwan neighbourhood of Gaza City, while another killed five in the nearby Zeitoun suburb, medics said.

In Deir Al-Balah city in central Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering, and in Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, a total of seven people were killed, they said.

As Israel continued its bombardments, the United States, Qatar and Egypt are making intensive efforts to reach a ceasefire deal, with one source close to the talks saying this is the most serious attempt to reach a deal so far.

“Things are better than ever before, but there is no deal yet,” the source told Reuters.

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