Hospital staff reported that over 30 individuals, including children, lost their lives in Gaza as a result of Israeli bombardments that occurred overnight and continued into Friday morning. Meanwhile, ceasefire negotiations that had stalled were scheduled to reconvene while air raid sirens reverberated across Israel.

At the Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, personnel disclosed that a significant number of women and children were among the casualties of the strikes that targeted various locations in Central Gaza such as Nuseirat, Zawaida, Maghazi, and Deir al Balah.

Dozens of people were also killed across the enclave the previous day, bringing the total of people killed in the past 24 hours to 56.

Strikes Thursday hit Hamas security officers and an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone.

The Israeli army did not immediately comment on the latest strikes, but says it only targets terrorists and blames Hamas for civilian deaths.

In parallel, Israeli citizens found themselves under attack early on Friday morning as missiles originating from Yemen were launched into the country. This action triggered air raid sirens in Jerusalem and central Israel, prompting individuals to seek refuge in shelters to ensure their safety.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, though a faint explosion, likely either from the missile or from interceptors, could be heard in Jerusalem.

Israel’s army said a missile was intercepted.

As the attacks were underway, efforts at ceasefire negotiations were expected to resume Friday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said he had authorized a delegation from the Mossad intelligence agency, the Shin Bet internal security agency and the military to continue negotiations in Qatar.

The delegation is leaving for Qatar on Friday.

The US-led talks have repeatedly stalled during 15 months of war, which was sparked by Hamas-led terrorists’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack into Israel.

The terrorists killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250.

Around 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead.

Israel’s offensive in retaliation has killed over 45,500 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, which says women and children make up more than half the dead.

The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its tally.

Israel’s military says it only targets terrorists and blames Hamas for civilian deaths because its fighters operate in dense residential areas.

The army says it has killed 17,000 terrorists without providing evidence.

The war has caused widespread destruction and displaced some 90% of Gaza’s population of 2.3 million, many of them multiple times.