At least 50 people have been killed in overnight Israeli army airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports, citing medical officials.
“At least 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight,” the report said.
Earlier, Israel Defence Forces spokesman Avichai Adri said that Israel had imposed a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip and was ready to launch a ground operation in the region.
Prior to that, Bloomberg agency, citing sources, reported that the US and EU countries are trying to force Israel to postpone the ground operation in the Gaza Strip in order to negotiate the release of hostages.