Residents and medics said at least 14 people were in the house of one family when the strike destroyed the building.

Israeli strikes killed at least 42 people in Gaza, including children, overnight Thursday and into Friday, hospital and emergency response workers said, as health workers and Israel's military traded claims over reported evacuation orders for two hospitals in the territory's largely isolated north.

The State Department disclosed the sale to Congress, in what is known as an informal notification, according to two people familiar with the matter.

President Joe Biden's administration plans a significant arms deal for Israel as fighting continues in Gaza. The announcement comes as fresh talk started in Doha, and the US urged Hamas to agree to a ceasefire.

The State Department has informed Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to Israel, U.S. officials say, as the American ally presses forward with its war against Hamas in Gaza. Some of the arms in the package could be sent through current U.