Israeli strikes killed at least 22 people in Gaza on Monday, rescuers said, after Israel pledged to let a "basic amount" of food into the territory to avert a hunger crisis.The announcement came hours after the military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" in a newly intensified campaign in Gaza,

Israel launched “extensive” new ground operations in the Gaza Strip, while airstrikes in a new offensive killed at least 103 people, hospitals and medics said, and forced northern Gaza’s main hospital to close.

The war in the Gaza Strip has reached one of its darkest periods. The military has launched another major offensive against Hamas, including “extensive” ground operations.