Protesters in Israel demanding their government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday, staging a strike that disrupted traffic and closed businesses.

Israeli airstrikes and shelling killed dozens, including children, while mass displacement intensified amid plans to seize Gaza City.

Several others injured as Israeli army targets aid seekers, displaced Palestinians, refugee camp, according to medics - Anadolu Ajansı

Last week, Israel's far-right Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, announced the creation of thousands of new housing units in a large West Bank settlement bloc further south, saying it would "bury the idea of a Palestinian state".

Powerful blasts heard near a power station in Yemen’s capital. Houthi official blames an enemy strike, while Yemen’s electricity chief said power stations were bombed, causing a temporary outage. One report cites an Israeli strike.