FLASH
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Israel has launched significant air strikes and a ground operation in Gaza, targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub of humanitarian efforts in the devastated Palestinian territory, amid growing warnings of a widening famine in the coastal strip.
The latest attack comes a day after the highest death toll in 21 months inflicted by the Israeli military on desperate Palestinians seeking food aid, with at least 85 killed on Sunday in what has become a grim and almost daily massacre.
The UN food agency, the World Food Programme, said most of those killed on Sunday had gathered near the border fence with Israel in the hope of receiving flour from a UN aid convoy when they were fired upon by Israeli tanks and snipers.
Witnesses described massive airstrikes overnight in Deir al-Balah - the last remaining area of Gaza that has not suffered significant damage from the war.
Israeli sources have said the reason the military has remained out so far is because they suspect Hamas may be holding hostages there. At least 20 of the 50 hostages remaining in captivity in Gaza are believed to be still alive.
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