The strikes were the latest in a string of attacks on urban centers that have caused heavy civilian casualties even as the Trump administration pushes for a cease-fire.

The strike on a home left other bodies buried under the rubble, according to the Gazan authorities. The Israeli military said it had been targeting a Hamas operative.

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Israel’s ‘Gazafication’ of the West Bank displaces 40,000 residents of refugee camps.

Protests against Hamas are encouraging, but prolonged and unnecessary killing still seems likely.

Protests in Gaza against Hamas are the first necessary steps on the road to real peace.