Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while a hospital said another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid.

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Gaza ceasefire negotiations under way in Qatar are slowly progressing towards a possible deal to pause the 21-month-old war, sources told The National on Tuesday. They said Hamas and Israel were in ...